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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  ISRCTN67349927
Date of registration: 28/03/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Nihon University School of Dentistry
Public title: P. gingivalis passive immunization using egg yolk antibodies
Scientific title: The effects of anti-porphyromonas gingivalis egg yolk antibodies in patients with periodontal disease
Date of first enrolment: 01/05/2008
Target sample size: 48
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN67349927
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized double-blind placebo controlled study (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name: Naoyuki    Sugano
Address:  1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai 101-8310 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. At least 2 sites of peridontal disease
Exclusion criteria: 1. Less than 20 teeth
2. Taking medicine
3. Systematic disease
4. Food allergy
5. Need dental treatment


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Periodontal disease
Oral Health
Intervention(s)
Eligible subjects (mean age, 51.0 ± 8.5 years; range, 36-66 years) were allocated randomly to the test and control groups according to gender, age, and smoking status, using a randomization table. All subjects had at least two probing pockets with a depth of =4 mm and bled after probing. All participants provided written informed consent. The study protocol was a double-blind placebo-controlled trial and approved by the Nihon University School of Dentistry Institutional Review Board. The randomization code was revealed when all microbiological and clinical data were gathered after the 12-week intervention period. Participants were instructed not to change their oral hygiene regimens, and tooth brushing instruction was not given during or before the experimental period.

Clinical measurements were obtained for Ramfjord’s six teeth (16, 21, 24, 36, 41, and 44 in the FDI two-digit notation system) in all subjects). The deepest probing depth (DPD), mean probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and O’Leary plaque control record (PCR) were recorded. When one of the selected teeth was missing from the oral cavity, data were obtained from an adjacent tooth in the same area of the jaw. Two weeks after the first clinical measurement, all participants received full-mouth scaling and root planning, followed by professional mechanical tooth cleaning (PMTC). All procedures were performed by two trained periodontists. After that, the subjects in the test (IgY-GP) group took tablets containing anti-gingipain egg yolk antibodies (100 mg/tablet), without chewing, three times a day after a meal or brushing. Tablets stayed in the mouth for 3 to 5 minutes. Eight hours after two minutes mouth rinse with egg yolk immunoglobulin, active antibodies detected in the saliva from 18 of 19 subjects. The subjects in the control group took placebo tablets containing non-immunized egg yolk antibodies in the same manner.
Primary Outcome(s)
Periodontal tissue conditions

Measured at baseline, 4 weeks and 12 weeks.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Periodontopathic bacterial number

Measured at baseline, 4 weeks and 12 weeks.
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Sato Fund, Nihon University School of Dentistry (Japan), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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