Evaluation of Sinus Augmentation Bone Healing Using Autograft and Xenograft Compared to Xenograft Alone

NCT ID: NCT06247098

Last Updated: 2026-01-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-01

Study Completion Date

2028-05-31

Brief Summary

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To evaluate bone healing at 4 months after lateral sinus augmentation with a 4:1 ratio of autologous bone and xenograft or xenograft alone. A radiographic volumetric, histomorphometric, and histologic analysis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation Dental Implant Bone Substitute Autogenous Bone Graft

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Clinical examiners, study surgeons, and subjects will not be blinded. Analysis of histomorphometric, histologic, and volumetric data will be completed by an external lab and will not be aware of what group the subjects were in.

Study Groups

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Xenograft - Autogenous 1:4

Sinus grafted with a ratio of Xenograft - Autogenous 1:4

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sinus Lift augmentation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Randomised Sinus Lift augmentation either with Xenograft - Autogenous ratio 1:4 (test) or Xenograft alone (Control)

Cone-beam computed tomography systems (CBCT)

Intervention Type DEVICE

An research only use of CBCT at visit 2 to review healing status.

Xenograft alone

Sinus grafted with Xenograft only

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sinus Lift augmentation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Randomised Sinus Lift augmentation either with Xenograft - Autogenous ratio 1:4 (test) or Xenograft alone (Control)

Cone-beam computed tomography systems (CBCT)

Intervention Type DEVICE

An research only use of CBCT at visit 2 to review healing status.

Interventions

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Sinus Lift augmentation

Randomised Sinus Lift augmentation either with Xenograft - Autogenous ratio 1:4 (test) or Xenograft alone (Control)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cone-beam computed tomography systems (CBCT)

An research only use of CBCT at visit 2 to review healing status.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients of Tufts School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM)
* Two stage sinus augmentations with \<5mm (Zinner, Small 2004) residual bone height in need of augmentation for implant placement
* Full maxillary edentulism or Kennedy class I or III
* 18 to 100 year old

Exclusion Criteria

* Adults unable to consent (cognitively impaired adults)
* Those who self-report as pregnant or breastfeeding
* Wards of the state
* Non-Viable neonates
* Neonates of uncertain viability
* \< 18 years of age
* Refusal to participate
* Prior medical condition causing complications in bone metabolism
* Osteoporosis
* History of/or current chemotherapy
* History of/or current head and neck radiation
* Current heavy smoking \> 10 cigarettes/day
* Self-reported pregnancy or lactation
* Previous history of sinus elevation procedure
* Existing sinus pathology or pathology discovered at time of sinus augmentation or implant placement
* Absence of autogenous donor site
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tufts University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lorenzo Mordini, DDS, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tufts Univeristy

Locations

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Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Al-Moraissi E, Alhajj WA, Al-Qadhi G, Christidis N. Bone Graft Osseous Changes After Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation: A Systematic Review. J Oral Implantol. 2022 Oct 1;48(5):464-471. doi: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-21-00310.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35881815 (View on PubMed)

Al-Moraissi EA, Alkhutari AS, Abotaleb B, Altairi NH, Del Fabbro M. Do osteoconductive bone substitutes result in similar bone regeneration for maxillary sinus augmentation when compared to osteogenic and osteoinductive bone grafts? A systematic review and frequentist network meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jan;49(1):107-120. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.05.004. Epub 2019 Jun 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31230768 (View on PubMed)

Barone A, Crespi R, Aldini NN, Fini M, Giardino R, Covani U. Maxillary sinus augmentation: histologic and histomorphometric analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2005 Jul-Aug;20(4):519-25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16161735 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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STUDY00004629

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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