Curved Soft-Picks on Plaque Accumulation on Patients With Gingivitis

NCT ID: NCT02883244

Last Updated: 2018-12-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-12-31
• Study Completion Date: 2017-05-31

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new interdental cleaning device (Soft-Picks Advanced), as compared to a leading brand floss; and, how ease of use can promote the establishment of a hygienic routine of cleaning interproximal spaces.

Detailed Description

The Soft-Picks Advanced has a new curved design allowing a user to easily access to difficult interdental sites, such as spaces between premolars and molars. This study is a single center with parallel design, single blinded, which will randomize eligible subjects into two treatment groups.

Conditions

Gingivitis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Soft-Picks Advanced

Device: Curved Soft-Picks

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Soft-Picks Advanced

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Soft-picks Advanced will be used once a day to clean interdental sites at home.

Floss

Device: Waxed tape floss

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Floss

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Floss will be used once a day to clean interdental sites at home.

Interventions

Soft-Picks Advanced

Soft-picks Advanced will be used once a day to clean interdental sites at home.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Floss

Floss will be used once a day to clean interdental sites at home.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Be willing and physically able to carry out all study procedures and be available at all times required for participation
• Be able to fully understand and comply with the written and verbal instructions provided
• Provide written Informed Consent
• Be age 18 - 70 years
• Agree to return study materials at the required visit(s)
• Have a minimum of 20 'scorable' teeth (excluding 3rd molars)
• Have more than or equal 10% and less than or equal to 50% Bleeding on Probing (BOP) sites
• Have all Pocket Depth (PD) less than or equal to 4mm
• Have at least 12 qualifying, interproximal sites (6 per side) with closed contacts, without crown or restorations. (See section 5.1.1 'Teeth Selection')
• Be a regular manual toothbrush user for at least 2 months.
• Be a non-smoker for at least 2 years.
• Be willing to abstain from use of chewing gum and consumption of apples, carrots or other hard crunchy foods or thick skinned fruits for 3-6 hours before each visit.
• Be willing to comply with 12-18 hours of no oral hygiene practices

Exclusion Criteria

• Medical or Dental condition that would be unduly affected by participation in this study, per Investigator Discretion
• Pregnant or nursing, per urine based pregnancy test
• A medical condition requiring antibiotic pre-medication prior to dental appointments
• Diagnosis of Xerostomia
• Any oral or extra oral piercing that interferes with the ability to perform study procedures and/or clinical assessments in the mouth
• Currently undergoing or requiring dental/periodontal treatment, or having had periodontal treatment in the six months preceding the study, where the subject's study participation could present an undue safety risk or obscure the evaluation of study endpoints, per Investigator /Examiner discretion
• Oral surgery within the last 2 months
• A known allergy or sensitivity to products planned for use in this study
• Unwillingness to abstain from all other oral hygiene products other than those prescribed for the duration of the study
• Participation in an oral care study within the previous 90 days
• Are a dental student or dental professional
• Uncontrolled Diabetes
• Current use of antibiotic medications or use within 4 weeks of enrollment
• Presence of heavy deposits of calculus, either supragingival and/or subgingival, per Investigator/Examiner discretion
• Extensive crown or bridge work, rampant decay or excessive gingival recession, per Investigator/Examiner discretion
• Presence of orthodontic bands interfering with efficacy outcome(s) per Investigator/Examiner discretion
• Current use of professionally dispensed bleaching products or use within one month of screening.
• Be an employee, spouse or a relative of an employee of the clinical research site, or a dental products manufacturing, research or marketing firm.
• Chronic treatment with any medication known to affect periodontal status within one month of the screening examination (daily use of 81 mg Aspirin is not exclusionary)
• Have any tooth sites with: > 5mm PD or attachment loss > 3mm, excluding 3rd molars

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Sunstar Americas

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Antonio Moretti, DDS, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinical Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

Locations

Department of Periodontology UNC School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

CLP-2015-11-16-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id