"Clinical Trials to Enhance Elders' Oral Health" ("TEETH")

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Tooth Loss, Periodontal Disease, Tooth Decay

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if regular rinsing with chlorhexidine is effective as a long-term preventive method for reducing the incidence of tooth loss in low income older adults. The true end-point of the study is tooth loss after five years of regular rinsing with chlorhexidine or a placebo; surrogate endpoints are periodontal disease, root and coronal decay.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00004640

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

1101

Starts

1998-05-01

Expected to finish

2008-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-20

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age at entry 60-75
• Four or more natural teeth
• No preventive dental visits in the past 18 months
• Scores > or = 60 on a measure of oral health self-efficacy (max possible=100)
• willing to participate in a five-year study
• willing to use rinses on a prescribed regimen and to return for yearly cleaning and exam appointments.

You may not qualify if…

• Not having a phone at home for follow-up calls

Where it is running

• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States
• University of British Columbia — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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