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Conditions Influencing Health StatusNCT04557670

Relationship Between Periodontal Health Status, Body Mass Index and Quality of Diet in a Sample of Adult Patients.

An observational study of Conditions Influencing Health Status, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The study is a cross-sectional study investigating the relationship between periodontal health condition, body mass index and quality of diet on adult Egyptian dental patients attending the oral diagnostic center at faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Conditions Influencing Health Status
How many people
328 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
Nov 2020to Nov 2021
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adult Egyptian dental outpatients attending the oral diagnostic center at faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients whose age is between 18-70 years old.
  • Provide informed consent.
  • Patient have at least 20 natural teeth.
  • Patient had no received periodontal treatment within previous 4 months.

Who cannot join

  • Individuals with chronic systemic diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, endocrine and hematological Pathologies.
  • Patients having problem in opening their mouth or undergoing inter-maxillary fixation where oral examination will not be possible.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Patients diagnosed with psychiatric problems or intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
  • Patients with orthodontic appliances.
  • Patient had autoimmune condition.
  • All patients require prophylaxis at least those attending the diagnostic center.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Abdullah al-shantub, Master contact

00201013993637

abdullah.alshentub@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine-CU

    Cairo

    Abdullah Al-shantub, Master, 00201013993637, abdullah.alshentub@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Association Between Periodontal Health Status, Body Mass Index and Quality of Diet in a Sample of Adult Egyptian Patients. A Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study

The study is a cross-sectional study investigating the relationship between periodontal health condition, body mass index and quality of diet on adult Egyptian dental patients attending the oral diagnostic center at faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

The faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University is an open public facility, a tertiary healthcare and a referral center

Read the detailed description
  • Dental patients will be recruited in a consecutive manner from the outpatient Diagnostic center, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.
  • Medical history will be taken, thorough oral examination will be done, and a full questionnaire will be filled for each patient.
  • Before filling the questionnaire, the aim of the study will be explained to the patient and the patient's acceptance to participate in the survey will be received.
  • Non-respondent patients or patients refusing to participate will be reported with the cause of their refusal.
  • The questionnaire will be filled through a face-to-face personal interview with the patient using simple, short, easily comprehended questions.
  • Full questionnaire will be filled, then full mouth periodontal examination and charting will be done for each patient.
  • The interview questions will be prepared in English, translated into Arabic and then reverse translated by a certified translator to ensure accuracy.
  • All the interviews will be done by the same investigator.
  • Convetional Clinical examination will be held on a dental unit using the light of the unit and a mirror.
  • Periodontal health status will be evaluated by full mouth charting using UNC 15 periodontal probe, including assessment of Probing Depth (PD), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Bleeding on probing (BOP), plaque index (PI), body mass index (BMI) and health eating index (HEI).
  • The questionnaire which was applied in study will include the following:
  1. Questions including section for demographic information of age, gender, marital status, income, weight, length.
  2. Dietary habits were self-reported through completion of a short form of a validated food frequency questionnaire (Ruiz-Cabello et al., 2017).

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Periodontal health in association with Body mass index

    (weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2)

    • To estimate the level of overweight and obesity. commonly used the (BMI); was calculated as the body weight (kg) divided by the square of the height (m^2).

    Measured: An average of 1 year through study completion

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Quality of diet

    • Dietary habits were self-reported through completion of a short form of a validated food frequency questionnaire. in which participants indicated the frequency of consumption (number of times per day, week, month, or year) of 34 foods divided by food groups: fruit, vegetables, dairy products, fish, cereals, pulses, eggs, meat, fats, sweets, beverages, and nuts.

    Measured: An average of 1 year through study completion

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Sep 2020
  2. Study startNov 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionNov 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionNov 2021 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
328 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04557670
Sponsor's protocol ID
PER1-1-1
Status last verified
Sep 2020
First submitted
4 Sep 2020
Last updated
21 Sep 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Conditions Influencing Health Status, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Sep 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Abdullah al-shantub, Master (00201013993637, abdullah.alshentub@dentistry.cu.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Periodontal health in association with Body mass index (time frame: An average of 1 year through study completion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Sep 2020.

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