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Chronic PeriodontitisNCT02907528

Furcation Therapy With Enamel Matrix Derivative

A study testing Bone and EMD in people with Chronic Periodontitis, run by Ohio State University.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Objective: To clinically evaluate mandibular furcation treated with Beta tricalcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite (βTCP/HA) isolated or combined with enamel matrix derivative (EMD + βTCP/HA) and EMD alone. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 75 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Periodontitis
What is being tested?
Bone and EMD
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
39 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jan 2014to Jan 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 21 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Untreated ChronicPeriodontitis

Who cannot join

  • Diabetes Pregnancy Current Smoking

About this study

Official title: Furcation Therapy With Enamel Matrix Derivative: Effects on the Subgingival Microbiome

Objective: To clinically evaluate mandibular furcation treated with Beta tricalcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite (βTCP/HA) isolated or combined with enamel matrix derivative (EMD + βTCP/HA) and EMD alone.

Material and Methods: 39 patients, presenting at least one mandibular class II furcation defect, probing pocket depth (PPD) ≥ 4 mm and bleeding on probing, were included. The defects were assigned to the βTCP/HA group 1 (n = 13); open-flap debridement (OFD) + βTCP/HA filling; βTCP/HA + EMD group 2 (n = 13); OFD + βTCP/HA + EMD filling; and EMD group 3 (n = 13) OFD + EMD filling. Plaque (PI) and gingival index (GI), PPD, relative gingival margin position (RGMP), vertical and horizontal attachment level (RVCAL and RHCAL), and furcation diagnosis were evaluated at baseline, 6 and 12 months.

Read the detailed description

Although enamel matrix derivative (EMD) has been used to promote periodontal regeneration, little is known of its effect on the microbiome. Therefore, this investigation aimed to identify the changes in periodontal microbiome following treatment with EMD using a deep-sequencing approach. Thirty-nine patients having mandibular class II buccal furcation defects were randomized to beta-tricalcium-phosphate/hydroxyapatite graft (BONE group), EMD+BONE or EMD alone. Plaque was collected from furcation defects at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-treatment. Bacterial DNA was analyzed using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (t-RFLP) and 16S pyrotag sequencing. 169,000 classifiable sequences were compared to HOMD using the QIIME and PhyloToAST pipelines. Statistical comparisons were made using parametric tests. At baseline, a total of 422 species were identified from the 39 defects, belonging to Fusobacterium, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus, Filifactor and Parvimonas. All three regenerative procedures predictably altered the disease-associated microbiome, with a restitution of health-compatible species. However, EMD and BONE+EMD groups demonstrated more long-term reductions in higher number of species than in BONE group (p<0.05), especially disease-associated species e.g. Selenomonas noxia, F.alocis, and Fusobacterium. EMD may promote periodontal regeneration by predictably altering a dysbiotic subgingival microbiome, decreasing pathogen richness and increasing commensal abundance.

Being tested
Bone, EMD
Medical subject headings
Chronic Periodontitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • BoneBiological

    Furcation defect regenerated with bone graft material

  • EMDBiological

    Furcation defect regenerated with EMD

Study groups in NCT02907528
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BONE GroupPlacebo comparatorbone substitute consisting of beta tricalcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite (βTCP/HA- Bone Ceramic® Straumann, Basel, Switzerland)
Receives: Biological: Bone
BONE+EMD GroupActive comparatormixture of enamel matrix derivative proteins (EMD) (Emdogain® Straumann, Basel, Switzerland) and bone substitute consisting of βTCP/HA (Bone Ceramic® Straumann, Basel, Switzerland);
Receives: Biological: Bone; Biological: EMD
EMD GroupExperimentalenamel matrix derivative (EMD - Emdogain® Straumann, Basel, Switzerland)
Receives: Biological: EMD

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Shifts in the subgingival microbiome at 3 and 6 months in response to the interventions

    Subgingival microbial plaque samples will be collected at baseline and at the 3 and 6-month re-evaluation visits. Bacterial samples will be removed from the paper points by adding 200µl of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and vortexing for 1 minute. The paper points were then removed, and DNA isolated using a Qiagen MiniAmp kit (Valencia, CA) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Multiplexed bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing will be performed using the Titanium platform. High quality, classifiable sequences (quality score >25, >200bp length) were clustered into species-level operational taxonomic units (s-OTUs) at 97% sequence similarity and assigned a taxonomic identity by alignment to the HOMD database using the Blastn algorithm. Primary outcome measures will be changes in diversity, equitability and levels of pathogens.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2014
  3. Primary completionDec 2014
  4. Study completionJan 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
39 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02907528
Sponsor's protocol ID
OSU-FAPESP 101
Status last verified
Mar 2021
First submitted
11 Sep 2016
Last updated
3 Mar 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Queiroz LA, Casarin RCV, Dabdoub SM, Tatakis DN, Sallum EA, Kumar PS. Furcation Therapy With Enamel Matrix Derivative: Effects on the Subgingival Microbiome. J Periodontol. 2017 Jul;88(7):617-625. doi: 10.1902/jop.2017.160542. Epub 2017 Mar 17.

    PubMed 28304211

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Bone and EMD in people with Chronic Periodontitis, run by Ohio State University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Shifts in the subgingival microbiome at 3 and 6 months in response to the interventions (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02907528, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Mar 2021.

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