Obstetrics and Periodontal Therapy (OPT) Study

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Periodontitis, Infant, Premature

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if non-surgical periodontal (gum) treatment can reduce the incidence of preterm birth and low birth weight babies in mothers with periodontitis (gum disease).

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00066131
Run by
University of Minnesota
People needed
823
Starts
2003-03-01
Expected to finish
2006-02-01
Last updated by the study team
2015-07-27

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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