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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02490618
Date of registration: 06/05/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Public title: The Use of a Probiotic Lozenge in the Treatment of Residual Pockets After Classical Non-surgical Therapy
Scientific title: The Use of a Probiotic Lozenge in the Treatment of Residual Pockets After Classical Non-surgical Therapy
Date of first enrolment: January 2016
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02490618
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 40 patients

- = 18 years of age

- scaling and rootplaning received at least 3 months ago

- Patients diagnosed with residual pockets (at least 2), with the definition of residual
pockets:> 5mm or 5 and BOP+

- Willing and able to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- patients with aggressive periodontitis

- patients who smoke

- pregnant or lactating woman

- patients with poorly controlled diabetes

- patients taking bisphosphonate mediation

- patient who had taken systemic antibiotics 3 months prior to treatment



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 99 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Periodontitis
Intervention(s)
Other: Probiotic tablet- Biogaia
Other: Placebo tablet
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) at teeth with residual pockets [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Recessions (REC) at teeth with residual pockets [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Pocket Probing Depth (PPD) at teeth with residual pockets [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Overall PPD, REC, CAL [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Full Mouth Plaque Score (FMPS) and Full Mouth Bleeding Score (FMBS) [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Bleeding on Probing (BoP) at teeth with residual pockets [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Microbial samples: deepest pocket, saliva, tongue [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Plaque at teeth with residual pockets [Time Frame: 3-6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
s57667
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
BioGaia AB
Ethics review
Results
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