Saliva and Dental Calculus in Handicapped People - Full Text View

Saliva and Dental Calculus in Handicapped People

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by University Hospital, Ghent, December 2007

Sponsored by:	University Hospital, Ghent
Information provided by:	University Hospital, Ghent
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00495989

Purpose

This is an evaluation of potential differences in saliva composition and dental calculus composition between orally fed and tube fed individuals in an institutional environment.

Condition	Intervention
Disabled Persons	Procedure: saliva sampling + dental calculus collection

MedlinePlus related topics:

Disabilities

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Diagnostic, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study

Official Title:	The Relationship Between Saliva and Dental Calculus in a Population of Institutionalized Handicapped Persons

Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Ghent:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Saliva composition and dental calculus composition

Estimated Enrollment:

100

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	5 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

handicapped (mentally and/or physically) persons in an institute
older than 5 years of age
both sexes
full medical records available

Exclusion Criteria:

healthy individuals
disabled individuals not staying in an institution

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00495989

Contacts


Contact: Johan Aps, DDS, MSc, PhD		johan.aps@ugent.be

Locations


Belgium
	University Hospital Ghent	Recruiting
	Ghent, Belgium, 9000
	Contact: Sophie Verplanken , DDS sophieverplanken@belgacom.net
	Principal Investigator: Johan Aps, DDS, MSc, PhD

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital, Ghent

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Johan Aps, DDS, MSc, PhD	University Hospital, Ghent

More Information

Website of the University Hospital Ghent This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	2007/197
First Received:	July 3, 2007
Last Updated:	December 19, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00495989
Health Authority:	Belgium: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University Hospital, Ghent:

Handicapped individuals

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Pathological Conditions, Anatomical

Tooth Diseases

Stomatognathic Diseases

Calculi

Dental Calculus

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Dental Deposits

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 29, 2008