The Response of Pathogens to the Respective or Combined Treatment of SRP and Local Minocycline in Chronic Periodontitis

Chronic Periodontitis Clinical Trial

Official title: The Response of Periodontal Pathogens to the Respective or Combined Treatment of Scaling and Root Planning and Locally Delivered Minocycline in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis- a Short-term Randomized Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate the respective or combinatory efficacy of locally delivered 2% Minocycline (MO) and surface and root planning (SRP) by assessing both clinical parameters and the loads of four main periodontal pathogens in treating chronic periodontitis.

Clinical Trial Description

In this randomized clinical trial, the investigators will evaluate the respective or combinatory efficacy of minocycline and scaling and root planning in the aspects of both clinical parameters [Pocket depth (PD) and sulcus bleeding index (SBI)] and the loads of four main periodontal pathogens [Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn), Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) and Prevotella intermedia (Pi)]. Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) will be used as a powerful tool with high sensitivity and specificity to quantitatively assess target periodontal bacteria in a period of 7 days. The investigators will also try to correlate the reduction of either total or respective bacteria with the improvements of clinical parameters, with an aim to uncovering the potential microbiological mechanism accounting for the efficacy of a therapy. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Periodontitis
• Periodontitis

• NCT number: NCT02355977
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Zhejiang University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: June 2013
• Completion date: December 2014