Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use of OroScience Topical Oral Wound Emulsion in Post Operative Wound Healing

May 6, 2013 updated by: OroScience, Inc.
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if Topical Oral Wound Emulsion (TOWE) assists with dental wound healing and relieves pain from oral wounds.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

17

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

  • United States
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70119
        • LSU School of Dentistry, Dental Clinics

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Planned dental treatment includes intraoral surgery involving full thickness mucoperiosteal flaps with at least one vertical releasing incision

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Complicated medical history
  • History of poor patient compliance
  • Presence or placement of materials beneath the suture site

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Conventional postoperative care and instructions on dental hygiene will be provided along with the TOWE treatment which consists of the patient dispensing TOWE into a disposable dental tray and placing the dental tray over the dental arch and covering the surgical site 3 times daily for a period of 7 days. At three (3) days and seven (7) days postoperatively, photographs will be taken of all vertical releasing incisions (before suture removal).
Device: OroScience Topical Oral Wound Emulsion
TOWE will be applied 3 times daily for a period of 7 days by the patient dispensing TOWE into a disposable dental tray and placing the dental tray over the dental arch and covering the surgical site.
No Intervention: 2
Conventional postoperative care and instructions on dental hygiene.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Visible signs of inflammation scored on a scale of 1 to 4 by three (3) blinded investigators.
Time Frame: Three (3) and seven (7) days postoperatively
Three (3) and seven (7) days postoperatively

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

OroScience, Inc.

Collaborators

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Billie G Jeansonne, DDS, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

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 Start

February 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 5, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

January 16, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 8, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2013

Last Verified

May 1, 2013

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • ORO_PG_LSU_1_08

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