CompletedNot Applicable

Providing Preventive Periodontal Treatment to Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes

United States90 participantsStarted 2016-11

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this research intervention is to assess the oral health status and periodontal health of patients with diabetes hospitalized on a general medicine service, and to assess the effect of providing dental prophylaxis and motivational interviewing to patient health-seeking behaviors and provider attitudes towards oral health, as well as on patient health outcomes.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Exclusion criteria

✕. History of cardiac conditions for which antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated prior to dental treatment per American Dental Association/American Heart Association guidelines:51
✕. Prosthetic cardiac valve or prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair
✕. Previous infective endocarditis
✕. Congenital heart disease (CHD) encompassing:
✕. Anticoagulated with International Normalized Ratio\>2.5
✕. History of prosthetic joint replacement in the last two years
✕. Medical team declines enrollment
✕. The patient is unable to participate in the provision of dental prophylaxis due to a medical condition such as altered mental status or altered cognitive status

What they're measuring

Dental care-seeking behavior

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02914743

SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-10-02

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