Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
April 6, 2015 updated by: US Department of Veterans Affairs
Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care.
Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control.
Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Detailed Description
Background:
Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care. Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control. Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control.
Objectives:
This project will determine the efficacy of a program of periodontal screening and therapy in improving the level of glycemic control in poorly controlled diabetics.
Methods:
Status:
Subject accrual is complete. Data collection is ongoing.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Anticipated)
300
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, 01730
- Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients must have diabetes mellitus, and HbAlc >9, >8 teeth, and CPITN scores of 3 or 4 in, at least 2 sextants of the mouth, indicating moderate to high peridontal treatment need.
Exclusion Criteria:
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: Arm 1
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Judith A. Jones, DDS DSc MPH, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- McCoy LC, Wehler CJ, Rich SE, Garcia RI, Miller DR, Jones JA. Adverse events associated with chlorhexidine use: results from the Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Diabetes Study. J Am Dent Assoc. 2008 Feb;139(2):178-83. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0134.
- Janket SJ, Jones J, Rich S, Miller D, Wehler CJ, Van Dyke TE, Garcia R, Meurman JH. The effects of xerogenic medications on oral mucosa among the Veterans Dental Study participants. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007 Feb;103(2):223-30. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2006.05.013. Epub 2006 Aug 4.
- Jones JA, Miller DR, Wehler CJ, Rich SE, Krall-Kaye EA, McCoy LC, Christiansen CL, Rothendler JA, Garcia RI. Does periodontal care improve glycemic control? The Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Diabetes Study. J Clin Periodontol. 2007 Jan;34(1):46-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2006.01002.x. Epub 2006 Nov 24.
- Jones JA, Miller DR, Wehler CJ, Rich S, Krall E, Christiansen CL, Rothendler JA, Garcia RI. Study design, recruitment, and baseline characteristics: the Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Diabetes Study. J Clin Periodontol. 2007 Jan;34(1):40-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2006.00998.x. Epub 2006 Oct 13.
- Cunha-Cruz J, Hujoel PP, Kressin NR. Oral health-related quality of life of periodontal patients. J Periodontal Res. 2007 Apr;42(2):169-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2006.00930.x.
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2003
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
March 14, 2001
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 15, 2001
First Posted (Estimate)
March 16, 2001
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
April 7, 2015
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 6, 2015
Last Verified
February 1, 2007
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Glucose Metabolism Disorders
- Metabolic Diseases
- Endocrine System Diseases
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Dermatologic Agents
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Antiprotozoal Agents
- Antiparasitic Agents
- Antimalarials
- Disinfectants
- Doxycycline
- Chlorhexidine
- Chlorhexidine gluconate
Other Study ID Numbers
- DII 99-206
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