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PeriodontitisNCT03880448

Metronidazole vs Placebo as Adjuncts to Periodontal Surgery for Patients Positive to Porphyromonas Gingivalis

A study testing Metronidazole and periodontal surgery in people with Periodontitis and Surgery, run by Universidad Complutense de Madrid at 1 site in Spain.

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

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Trial summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of a systemic antimicrobial (metronidazole) as an adjunct to periodontal surgery provides additional clinical and microbiological beneficial effects compared to periodontal surgery alone plus a placebo, in patients with non treated periodontitis (stage III… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Periodontitis, Surgery
What is being tested?
Metronidazole and periodontal surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
17 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
19 Sep 2012to 15 Jan 2018
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of generalized severe chronic periodontitis (Armitage 1999) or periodontitis stages III or IV (Papapanou et al., 2018) that may require periodontal surgery.
  • Have at least 10 teeth in function, excluding third molars.
  • Present sites with pocket probing depth (PPD) ≥ 6mm in ≥ 2 teeth in ≥ one quadrant
  • Present radiographic evidence of ≥ 30 % bone loss in ≥ 30% of the dentition
  • Detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis in subgingival samples taken at the screening visit as well as in the post-scaling and root planing visit and processed by culture.
  • Systemically healthy patients.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Systemic pathology and/or taking medication that may affect the periodontal situation and/or patients requiring antibiotic prophylaxis.
  • Have received systemic antimicrobial treatment 6 months prior to the beginning of the study.
  • Have received periodontal treatment 6 months prior to the beginning of the study.
  • Patients allergic to metronidazole.
  • Patients allergic to cornstarch.
  • Patients who refuse to sign the informed consent.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Faculty of Dentistry, University Complutense

    Madrid, 28040

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About this study

Official title: Clinical and Microbiological Evaluation of Metronidazole as a Systemic Antimicrobial Adjunct to Periodontal Surgery in the Treatment of Patients With Periodontitis Positive to Porphyromonas Gingivalis

The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of a systemic antimicrobial (metronidazole) as an adjunct to periodontal surgery provides additional clinical and microbiological beneficial effects compared to periodontal surgery alone plus a placebo, in patients with non treated periodontitis (stage III and IV) positive to Porphyromonas gingivalis.

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Design: pilot, randomized, parallel, placebo controlled and triple blind clinical trial.

Sample: Patients with generalized severe chronic periodontitis (stages III and IV) and positive to Porphyromonas gingivalis who potentially need periodontal surgery were recruited from those who attended the postgraduate program in periodontics at the Complutense University in Madrid.

Patients were randomly assigned to the test group (periodontal surgery + metronidazole) or control group (periodontal surgery + placebo).

Study visits:

  • Examiner calibration
  • Recruitment of patients. Screening. Data collection (clinical and microbiological variables)
  • Phase I
  • Non surgical periodontal therapy (2 visits) performed by second year students.
  • Reevaluation at 6 weeks. Data collection (clinical and microbiological variables).

Identification of study participants (patients with probing pocket depth > 5mm in ≥ 2 teeth per sextant or those presenting multiple sites with probing pocket depth ≥ 5mm and bleeding on probing in ≥ one mouth quadrant and positive to Porphyromonas gingivalis.

The need of the surgical procedure was supervised in every case by more than one experienced periodontist (clinical teachers). Finally patients were randomly assigned to their study groups.

  • Phase II. Surgical Periodontal Therapy
  • Periodontal surgery sessions performed by second year students. In the last surgery the patient received a recipient containing the pills (metronidazole or placebo according to randomization) and the instructions for use.
  • Suture removal 1 week after the surgery. Data collection 1 week after antibiotic consumption after the last surgery (patient-centered variables on the side effects of antibiotics). Pills recipients were collected in order to evaluate patient compliance. An individual not involved in the study protocol was in charge of doing the data and recipient collection.
  • Phase III. Periodontal Maintenance.
  • Maintenance 1(3 months postsurgery). Data collection (clinical and microbiological variables)
  • Maintenance 2 (6 months postsurgery). Data collection (clinical and microbiological variables)
  • Maintenance 3 (9 months postsurgery).
  • Maintenance 4 (12 months postsurgery). Data collection (clinical and microbiological variables)

Security protocol:

Any patient exhibiting worsening in periodontal clinical parameters during the maintenance phase were excluded from the study and inestable sites were re-treated. Inestable sites were considered those exhibiting clinical attachment loss > 2mm between two consecutive visits (Haffajee et al. 1983) after the treatment.

Being tested
Metronidazole, Placebo, periodontal surgery
Keywords
Disease Progression, Microbiota, Periodontitis/surgery, Periodontitis/therapy, Periodontitis/drug effect, Periodontitis/drug therapy, Periodontal diseases/surgery, Periodontal diseases/therapy, Periodontal pocket/drug therapy, Metronidazole/therapeutic use, Metronidazole, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Systemic antimicrobial/periodontal surgery
Medical subject headings
Periodontitis, Disease Progression, Periodontal Diseases

What participants receive

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

  • MetronidazoleDrug

    Metronidazole 500mg/8h/7days

  • PlaceboDrug

    Cornstarch 500mg/8h/7days

  • periodontal surgeryProcedure or surgery

    periodontal surgery

Study groups in NCT03880448
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Metronidazole + periodontal surgeryExperimentalPeriodontal surgery + Metronidazole (metronidazole 500mg/8h/7days)
Receives: Drug: Metronidazole; Procedure: periodontal surgery
Placebo + periodontal surgeryPlacebo comparatorPeriodontal surgery + Placebo (cornstarch 500mg/8h/7days)
Receives: Drug: Placebo; Procedure: periodontal surgery

What is being measured

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

  1. Probing Pocket Depth (PPD)

    Full mouth measurement at 6 sites per tooth with a manual periodontal probe University North Carolina 15 (UNC-15mm)

    Measured: 6 weeks after scaling and root planing compared to 12 months after the surgery

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Probing Pocket Depth (PPD)

    Full mouth measurement of the distance in mm from the gingival margin to the bottom of the periodontal pocket at 6 sites per tooth with a manual periodontal probe University North Carolina 15 (UNC-15mm)

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  2. Gingival Recession (REC)

    Full mouth measurement of the distance in mm from the cemento-enamel junction to the gingival margin at 6 sites per tooth with a manual periodontal probe University North Carolina 15 (UNC-15mm)

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  3. Full mouth plaque score (FMPS)

    Full mouth measurement at 6 sites per tooth of the presence/abscence of dental biofilm (plaque) with a manual periodontal probe University North Carolina 15 (UNC-15mm). Dichotomous evaluation: 0: absence of plaque; 1: presence of plaque)

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  4. Full mouth bleeding score (FMBS)

    Full mouth measurement of the bleeding on probing at 6 sites per tooth with a manual periodontal probe University North Carolina 15 (UNC-15mm). Dichotomous evaluation: 0: absence of bleeding on probing; 1: presence of bleeding on probing)

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  5. Furcation lesions

    Measurement of the degree of furcation lesions (0,I,II,III) with a Nabers periodontal probe

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  6. Clinical attachment level (CAL)

    Full mouth measurement of the distance in mm from cemento-enamel junction to the bottom of the periodontal pocket (REC+PPD) at 6 sites per tooth with a manual periodontal probe University North Carolina 15 (UNC-15mm)

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  7. Total Bacterial Counts

    A microbiological sample is taken with sterilized paper points from the gingival crevicular fluid and the total bacterial counts (expressed in colony forming units/ml) are analyzed by culture.

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  8. Percentage of periodontal pathogens

    Determination of the percentage of the following periodontal pathogens:

    • Porphyromonas gingivalis
    • Tannerella forsythia
    • Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
    • Prevotella intermedia/nigrescens
    • Parvimonas micra
    • Fusobacterium nucleatum
    • Eikenella corrodens
    • Campylobacter rectus
    • Capnocytophaga sp.
    • Eubacterium sp.

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  9. Counts of periodontal pathogens

    Determination of the percentage of the following periodontal pathogens:

    • Porphyromonas gingivalis
    • Tannerella forsythia
    • Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
    • Prevotella intermedia/nigrescens
    • Parvimonas micra
    • Fusobacterium nucleatum
    • Eikenella corrodens
    • Campylobacter rectus
    • Capnocytophaga sp.
    • Eubacterium sp.

    Measured: At baseline (before scaling and root planing), 6 weeks after scaling and root planing (Reevaluation Phase I) and during the maintenance Phase III (3, 6 and 12 months after periodontal surgery)

  10. Ocurrence of side effects

    The patient was asked if the had experience any adverse effect and a questionnaire was filled in. (Yes/No)

    Measured: 1 week after the last surgery + pills intake (placebo or metronidazole)

  11. Adverse Effect Description

    The patient was asked to freely describe the adverse effect he had experienced in the case he had.

    Measured: 1 week after the last surgery + pills intake (placebo or metronidazole)

  12. Degree of affectation of an adverse effect

    The patient was asked to categorize the degree of affectation of the adverse effect (mild, moderate or severe) in case he had experience any.

    Measured: 1 week after the last surgery + pills intake (placebo or metronidazole)

  13. Patient Compliance

    The patient was asked to bring the recipient with the pills 1 week after the last surgery in order to evaluate how many of them were left and so evaluate their compliance to the prescription dosage. We calculate the percentage of pills the patient takes according to the prescription (1 pill every 8 hours for 7 days - Total of 21 pills)

    Measured: 1 week after the last surgery + pills intake (placebo or metronidazole)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Mar 2019
  2. Study start19 Sep 2012
  3. Primary completion15 Jan 2018
  4. Study completion15 Jan 2018

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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
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
17 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03880448
Sponsor's protocol ID
12/207
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
15 Mar 2019
Last updated
20 Mar 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Metronidazole and periodontal surgery in people with Periodontitis and Surgery, run by Universidad Complutense de Madrid at 1 site in Spain.

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 6 inclusion and 7 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 20 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

Probing Pocket Depth (PPD) (time frame: 6 weeks after scaling and root planing compared to 12 months after the surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 20 Mar 2019.

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