El Paso Public Health Biorepository

Oral Disease Clinical Trial

— EPB  

Official title:

TTUHSC El Paso Public Health Biorepository (Research Core Laboratories Dental Biorepository)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03123705
• Other study ID #: E16076
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 26, 2017
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The prevalence of tooth decay and other oral diseases are overlooked indicators of overall public health. To improve the understanding of oral health in El Paso, the City of El Paso Health Department will work with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso to determine factors that contribute to poor oral health, and lead to cavities and periodontitis. The team will collect saliva from children and young adults to study oral infections, markers of inflammation, and other contributors to oral illnesses in Mexican-American individuals.

Description:

As per summary above.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 21 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals seen at the City of El Paso dental or pediatric clinics ages 10-21

• Healthy children and patients that are likely to be seen in the clinics within the predetermined follow-up time of 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients under 10 years of age and over 21 years of age.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bacterial Disease
• Bacterial Infections
• Oral Disease

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso	El Paso	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso	The City of El Paso Department of Public Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Creation of saliva bio-repository	Saliva will be collected from dental patients to be stored for research	Through study completion, an average of 3 years
Primary	The study of oral bacteria	DNA of samples will be analyzed to determine if bacteria play a role in oral health	Through study completion, an average of 3 years