Fruit And Vegetables and OUtcomes After Removal of Impacted TEeth

NCT ID: NCT01145820

Last Updated: 2013-10-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

246 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Study Completion Date

2013-04-30

Brief Summary

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The proposed study will test the following hypotheses:

1. Pre-operative daily dual supplementation with Juice Plus+ (fruit \& vegetable) for 11 weeks will result in reduced post-operative morbidity in terms of quality of life, pain and trismus after 1 week following surgical removal of lower third molars, when compared to placebo.
2. Pre-operative daily dual supplementation with Juice Plus+ (fruit \& vegetable) for 11 weeks will reduce serum markers of oxidative stress, following surgical removal of lower third molars, when compared with placebo.

Detailed Description

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In general antioxidant status appears to influence wound healing in humans and in animal models of acute trauma, with low antioxidant concentrations and excessive oxidative stress being associated with impaired healing. Whilst antioxidant supplementation has been reported to improve plasma antioxidant status and wound healing in animal models of acute trauma, there is remarkably little data from human studies.

The use of Juice Plus+ has been reported to increase serum concentrations of important antioxidants and reduce serum markers of oxidative stress. However, to date there are no reported studies concerning the potential for Juice Plus+ to improve patient-based outcome measures following the surgical removal of lower third molars. This study therefore proposes to investigate the impact of daily supplementation with Juice Plus+, in improving outcomes following surgical trauma. While the rationale for the proposed study is primarily predicated on the established role of oxidative stress and antioxidant micronutrients in chronic inflammatory diseases, the proposed randomized controlled clinical study represents an efficient way of evaluating the potential for adjunctive Juice Plus+ use in improving wound healing and reducing post-operative morbidity following surgical procedures on humans.

Conditions

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Postoperative Morbidity Trauma Wound Healing

Keywords

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third molar trauma pain wound healing post operative morbidity acute trauma short-term wound healing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Juice Plus

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Juice plus

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Juice Plus (2 capsules bds) for 11 weeks (10 weeks preop and 1 week postop)

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Juice plus

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Juice Plus (2 capsules bds) for 11 weeks (10 weeks preop and 1 week postop)

Interventions

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Juice plus

Juice Plus (2 capsules bds) for 11 weeks (10 weeks preop and 1 week postop)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patient requiring surgical removal of a single (unilateral) mandibular wisdom tooth
2. Tooth requiring full mucoperiosteal flap to be raised for removal
3. Bone removal necessary during procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients refusing to give written informed consent
2. Clinically significant or unstable physical or mental disability rendering the participants incapable of complying with the study protocol as judged by the investigator
3. Pregnant or breast-feeding women
4. Patients taking long term anti-microbial or anti-inflammatory drugs
5. Patients unable to swallow Juice Plus capsules
6. Patients taking regular vitamin or mineral supplementation
7. Patients requiring pre-operative antibiotics for surgery
8. Patients requiring concomitant extractions or contralateral lower 3rd molar removal
9. Allergic to any of the ingredients contained in supplements or placebo medication.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NSA, Inc

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Thomas Dietrich, Dr. med., Dr. med. dent., MPH

Principle Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Thomas Dietrich, DMD, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Birmingham

Iain Chapple, BDS, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Unversity of Birmingham

Locations

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University of Birmingham

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Gorecki P, Burke DL, Chapple ILC, Hemming K, Saund D, Pearson D, Stahl W, Lello R, Dietrich T. Perioperative supplementation with a fruit and vegetable juice powder concentrate and postsurgical morbidity: A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Clin Nutr. 2018 Oct;37(5):1448-1455. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Aug 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28866140 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RG_09-111

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id