Saliva and Dental Calculus in Handicapped People

This study has been completed.

First Received on July 3, 2007. Last Updated on April 9, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsor:	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

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Endpoint Classification: Safety Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title:	The Relationship Between Saliva and Dental Calculus in a Population of Institutionalized Handicapped Persons

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Disabilities

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Ghent:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Saliva composition and dental calculus composition

Estimated Enrollment:	100
Study Start Date:	June 2007
Study Completion Date:	September 2008
Primary Completion Date:	September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

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

Locations

Belgium
University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium, 9000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital, Ghent

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Johan Aps, DDS, MSc, PhD

University Hospital, Ghent

More Information

Additional Information:

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

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Johan Aps, University Hospital Ghent
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00495989 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2007/197
Study First Received:	July 3, 2007
Last Updated:	April 9, 2009
Health Authority:	Belgium: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University Hospital, Ghent:

Handicapped individuals

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Calculi
Dental Calculus
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical

Dental Deposits
Tooth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 12, 2012