Periodontal Infection and Systemic Inflammation in Renal Patients

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Conditions studied: Periodontitis, Chronic Kidney Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of gum disease in affecting the long term prognosis of renal patients. This disease if untreated causes inflammatory response throughout the body. If the subject has gum disease, he/she will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups. The study investigates what happens to inflammatory markers in blood and saliva after you are treated for gum disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01094639

Run by

UConn Health

People needed

52

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-25

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• dental subjects with periodontitis,
• at least 10 teeth
• no periodontal (gum) treatment for the last year,
• no antibiotic for the last 4 months,
• no vascular access infection.

You may not qualify if…

• smokers

Where it is running

• University of Connecticut Health Center — Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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