Clinical trials: Plaque Score
Psoriasis
Safety and Efficacy of Secukinumab in Mild Psoriasis
Mild psoriasis not only progresses to moderate-to-severe psoriasis but also precedes systemic inflammation that leads to psoriatic arthritis and cardiovascular comorbidities.
- Trial name
- NCT03131570
- Testing
- Secukinumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- James G. Krueger, MD, PhD
Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Plaque Score
Personalized Oral Hygiene Instruction Form
The objective of this study is to test a personalized oral hygiene instruction form (POHIF) elaborated after oral examination by a dentist and implemented by caregivers in nursing homes or similar medicalized homes.
- Conditions
- Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Plaque Score, Dental Plaque Index, Denture Hygiene
- Trial name
- POHIF (NCT07063927)
- Testing
- personalized oral instruction form
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Periodontitis, Dental Plaque
Powered vs. Manual Toothbrushing in Stage 3-4 Periodontitis
This study compares the effectiveness of powered and manual toothbrushes in reducing gum bleeding and dental plaque in people with stage 3 or 4 periodontitis.
- Conditions
- Periodontitis, Dental Plaque, Gingival Bleeding
- Trial name
- NCT06980714
- Testing
- Powered, Manual
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of L'Aquila
Coronary Artery Disease
Role of Intracoronary Imaging in Plaque Identification
NSTE-ACS patients are more likely to exhibit high-risk plaque characteristics in non-culprit lesions. Both IVUS and OCT imaging techniques interact in a complementary manner to provide morphological characterization of the…
- Trial name
- NCT03953040
- Testing
- intracoronary imaging (IVUS, OCT)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Atherosclerosis
Strategy for Unstable Coronary Plaque in Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Chest Pain Suspected of Coronary Artery Disease
Primary prevention of coronary disease and especially its major complication, inaugural myocardial infarction, is based on any prodromal symptoms identification and on risk profile establishment.
- Trial name
- SPECTRE (NCT06013722)
- Testing
- 18F-Na PET Scan
- Where
- Monaco
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Orthodontic Pain (D013850), Malocclusion
Comparison of Three Orthodontic Separators for Pain, Plaque, and Tooth Separation
Orthodontic separators are small devices placed between teeth before fitting braces to create space for bands. This procedure may cause pain, discomfort, and changes in oral hygiene, which can affect plaque buildup and daily…
- Conditions
- Orthodontic Pain (D013850), Malocclusion, Orthodontic Treatment
- Trial name
- SEP-ORTHO (NCT07532044)
- Testing
- Elastomeric Separator, Kesling Separator, Tie wire separator
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamabad Medical and Dental College
Oral Health Behavior Change
SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Promotion for School Adolescents in Pakistan
The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to learn if the SEHAT program works to improve oral health among school adolescents in Pakistan. It will also assess how the program affects oral health behaviors and knowledge.
- Trial name
- SEHAT (NCT07536958)
- Testing
- SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Education, Conventional Oral Health Education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shifa College of Dentistry
Plaque, Inflammation
Trial of Toothpaste to Reduce Plaque and Inflammation
Dental plaque causes caries and periodontal disease and data are sparse about toothpaste and plaque removal. Inflammation, caused by dental plaque, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02666508
- Testing
- Plaque identifying toothpaste, Non-plaque identifying toothpaste
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis
Measuring Athlete's Risk of Cardiovascular Events 3 (MARC-3)
Regular endurance exercise is widely known to improve cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of heart disease. Yet several imaging studies have shown that male endurance athletes have a higher prevalence of coronary artery…
- Trial name
- MARC-3 (NCT07625488)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease
Polygenic Risk-based Detection of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Intervention With Statin and Colchicine
The goal of this double-blind randomized controlled trial is to determine how treatment with high intensity statin, low-dose colchicine, and their combination modulates progression and composition of coronary atherosclerosis in…
- Trial name
- PROACT 2 (NCT05850091)
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin, Colchicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Malocclusion
Evaluation of Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Laceback
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate oral hygiene status, archwire complications, laceback complications, and pain while using lacebacks in patients undergoing orthodontic fixed appliance treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07039071
- Testing
- Laceback
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- International Islamic University Malaysia
Focus of the Study is Plaque and Gingival Index Score Before and After Instructions, Satisfaction Assessment of Orthodontic Patients With Both Instruction Modalities
Comparison of Traditional Instructions Vs AI Based Instructions With Customized Chat GPT as Remote Support System on Education of Orthodontic Patients
This study will assess the impact of voice instructions delivered by advance voice feature of Chat gpt followed by remote support with chatbot in form of customized chat gpt named Brace AI which is customized by principal…
- Conditions
- Focus of the Study is Plaque and Gingival Index Score Before and After Instructions, Satisfaction Assessment of Orthodontic Patients With Both Instruction Modalities, Knowledge Assessment, Recall Ability of Orthodontic Instructions With Both Modalities
- Trial name
- NCT07183111
- Testing
- Instructions given via artificial intelligence chatbot in form of voice instructions at chair side with Customized chatbot for remote home support, Control group instructions given by chair side orthodontist verbally and written pamphlet as home care support
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Reduction in DMFT Index and Plaque Index in Patients at the Treatment Completion, an Average of 4 Years, DMFT Index, ICDAS Score, Dental Plaque Index, Communication, Prevention, Dentist, Orthodontist
A New Digital Communication Tool Between Dentist and Orthodontist to Improve Dental Prevention
Dentists and orthodontists of the oral medicine department of Reims University Hospital noted that many children presented white spots around orthodontic brackets, or decays at the end of their multi-brackets orthodontic…
- Trial name
- ComDentODFPrev (NCT06517238)
- Testing
- There is no intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Diseases Inflammation
Comparative Evaluation of Oxygen-enriched and Chlorohexidine Mouthwashes as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy and Its Efficacy on Gingival Inflammation, Plaque Scores and Patient-reported Outcomes
comparison between CHX and oxygen-enriched mouthwash
- Conditions
- Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Diseases Inflammation, Gingivitis, Mouthwash
- Trial name
- NCT07861880
- Testing
- CHX mouthwash, Oxygen-enriched mouthwash
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Dental Plaque
Creating Digital Dental Plaque Scoring
It is aimed to compare dental plaque area measured on images obtained in the clinic by using dental photography and intraoral scanner and to evaluate the correlation of this area with clinical plaque scores.
- Trial name
- NCT06443853
- Testing
- Dental plaque scoring and dental plaque coated tooth surface measuring
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Atherosclerosis of Artery
Screening for Atherotic Plaques by Ultrasound for Assessing Cardiovascular Risk
Cardiovascular disease is a common diagnosed and treated condition in private practices of primary health care. There is growing evidence that atherosclerotic plaques as predictors for stroke and heart attack are more prevalent…
- Trial name
- NCT03499496
- Testing
- ultrasound guided detection of atherosclerotic plaques
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cabinet de Medecine Interne Générale Demetrio Pitarch
Plaque Type Psorisis, Non-pustular Palmoplantar Psoriasis
Clinical Study on the Medical Devices PROXERA PSOMED 20 and PROXERA PSOMED 40 for the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis and Non-pustular Palmoplantar Psoriasis
This single-center interventional study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two CE-marked topical medical devices: PROXERA PSOMED 20 is being studied in participants with non-palmoplantar plaque psoriasis, while…
- Trial name
- PASI (NCT07545902)
- Testing
- PROXERA PSOMED 20 cream; PROXERA PSOMED 40 gel
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- ICIM International S.r.l.
Plaque Psoriasis
Study to Assess the Reliability of PASI Scoring Using Digital-Based Images
This is an open-labeled study to evaluate the reliability of digital photographs for the remote assessment of the disease severity of plaque psoriasis.
- Trial name
- NCT05835843
- Testing
- In-Person and Remote Disease Assessment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Innovaderm Research Inc.
Gingivitis, Gum Disease
Efficacy of Devices in Maintaining Oral Health and Managing Periodontal and Interproximal Tissues
The aim of the study was to assess the acceptability of the assisted individual and compliance with home use, as well as their clinical impact on the plaque index (PI) and bleeding on probing (BOP), with monthly reassessments…
- Conditions
- Gingivitis, Gum Disease, Oral Health
- Trial name
- NCT07520994
- Testing
- Group 1: use of the rubber interdental brush (picks) at baseline for 3 months, Group 2: use of the traditional bristle interdental brush at baseline for 3 months
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Gingival Recession, Mucogingival Surgery
V-Reverse Suture Technique Compared to Traditional Anchored Sling Suture in Treating Multiple Gingival Recession
The goal of this split-mouth pilot study is to study the effect of two different suturing techniques in root coverage using coronally advanced flap tunnel in multiple adjacent recession cases to see which technique will give…
- Trial name
- NCT07602829
- Testing
- coronally advanced tunnel with v-reverse suture, coronally advanced tunnel with anchored sling suture
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Abdullah University Hospital