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Development, Validation, and Assessment of the Diagnostic Accuracy of a Questionnaire for Periodontitis Screening

495 participantsStarted 2026-04

Plain-language summary

The present study aims at validating the Italian version of one of the most widely used epidemiological questionnaires for periodontitis screening: the CDC/AAP questionnaire \[hereafter referred to as the CDC/AAP\_ITA questionnaire\]. The study also aims to develop a modified version of the CDC/AAP questionnaire, enriched with additional questions, and to evaluate its diagnostic accuracy \[hereafter referred to as the QSIdP questionnaire\]. The study will be conducted at the Unità Complessa di Odontoiatria, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (A.U.S.L.) of Ferrara (Director: Prof. Leonardo Trombelli), in collaboration with nine (9) other Italian clinical centers.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age ≥18 years; * ability to read and understand Italian; * willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * completely edentulous individuals; * subjects who have taken antibiotics within the past 3 months; * pregnant women; * individuals with contraindications to periodontal probing

What they're measuring

Specificity

Timeframe: baseline visit

sensitivity

Timeframe: baseline vist

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07461753

SponsorAzienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (A.U.S.L.) Ferrara, Italy

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-09

Contact for this trial

Leonardo Trombelli, principal investigator

+39 0532 688506 leonardo.trombelli@unife.it

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