NCT01547962

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Gintuit compared to a free autogenous graft using donor tissue harvested from the subject's palate in the treatment of subjects who have an insufficient zone of attached gingiva associated with at least two non adjacent teeth. The trial is designed to demonstrate non-inferiority between treatment and control in the change in amount of attached gingiva over the 6 month observation period. Gintuit will be placed as a graft in one of the deficient zones, and a free autogenous graft will be placed in the other. The grafts will be evaluated clinically to determine the change in the amount of attached gingiva and on at least three subjects, a small biopsy will be taken to allow histologic evaluation and comparison of both grafts.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
25

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2005

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2005

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2006

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2006

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 28, 2012

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 8, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

April 9, 2012

Status Verified

April 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

February 28, 2012

Last Update Submit

April 6, 2012

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Amount of attached gingiva

    Change in the amount of attached gingiva

    6 months

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Inflammation

    week 1, week 4, month 3 and month 6

  • Color of grafted tissue

    4 weeks, 3 months, 6 months

  • Texture of grafted tissue

    4 weeks, 3 months, 6 months

  • Oral muscle pull

    6 months

  • Probing depth

    6 months

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Split-mouth design: Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: Gintuit

Split-mouth design: Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Other: autologous Free Gingival Graft (FGG)

Interventions

GintuitDEVICE

Gintuit is prepared in a "S" fold and trimmed to fit the prepared wound bed, with a standardized width of 5 mm and sutured in place with a 5/0 gut suture.

Split-mouth design: Treatment

Autologous FGG harvested from the subject's palate, the width of the FGG will be 5 mm and sutured in place with a 5/0 gut suture.

Split-mouth design: Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Subject is 18 years of age or older at the time of enrollment, and not older than seventy years.
  • Subject has at least two non-adjacent teeth with an insufficient zone of attached gingiva which requires soft tissue grafting. The two selected teeth must be located in contralateral quadrants. (In case of adjacent teeth requiring grafting, only one tooth at each site will act as test or control tooth, but both teeth will get the same treatment).
  • Root coverage is not desired or indicated at the time of grafting.
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a documented negative urine or serum pregnancy test.
  • Subjects must have read, understood and signed an institutional review board (IRB) approved Informed Consent Form.
  • Subjects must be able and willing to follow study procedures and instructions.

You may not qualify if:

  • Teeth that have an insufficient zone of attached gingiva that would be best treated using soft tissue grafts, which would attempt to cover the denuded root surface.
  • Subjects with any systemic conditions (i.e., diabetes mellitus, cancer, HIV, bone metabolic diseases) which could compromise wound healing and preclude periodontal surgery.
  • Subjects who are currently receiving or have received within one week prior to study entry, systemic corticosteroids (including inhaled), immunosuppressive agents, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy which could compromise wound healing and preclude periodontal surgery.
  • Subjects with the presence of acute infectious lesions in the areas intended for surgery.
  • Subjects who smoke.
  • Teeth requiring treatment are molars.
  • Teeth with axial mobility.
  • Known hypersensitivity to bovine collagen.
  • Subjects enrolled in medical, dental, or any investigational device study for any disease within the past four weeks.
  • Subjects who have received an investigational drug or biological treatment within the three months prior to study enrollment (medical or dental).
  • Subjects previously treated with Gintuit, Dermagraft or any other skin graft at the target site(s).
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, for any reason other than those listed above, will not be able to complete the study per protocol.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

PerioHealth

Houston, Texas, 77063, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • McGuire MK, Scheyer ET, Nunn ME, Lavin PT. A pilot study to evaluate a tissue-engineered bilayered cell therapy as an alternative to tissue from the palate. J Periodontol. 2008 Oct;79(10):1847-56. doi: 10.1902/jop.2008.080017.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gingival Recession

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Gingival DiseasesPeriodontal DiseasesMouth DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesPeriodontal Atrophy

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2012

First Posted

March 8, 2012

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion

May 1, 2006

Study Completion

May 1, 2006

Last Updated

April 9, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-04

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