Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes

US Department of Veterans Affairs300 enrolled

Overview

Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care. Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control. Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control.

Background: Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care. Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control. Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control. Objectives: This project will determine the efficacy of a program of periodontal screening and therapy in improving the level of glycemic control in poorly controlled diabetics. Methods: Status: Subject accrual is complete. Data collection is ongoing.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Poor Glycemic Control Peridontal Disease

Interventions

Doxycycline HCI 10mg po for 2 weeksDRUG

Ultrasonic scaling with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconatePROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patients must have diabetes mellitus, and HbAlc \>9, \>8 teeth, and CPITN scores of 3 or 4 in, at least 2 sextants of the mouth, indicating moderate to high peridontal treatment need. Exclusion Criteria:

Locations (1)

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

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