Genetics of Periodontal Diseases in Chinese (Taiwan)

NCT01675336 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: ILI-11-129-PST2Taiwan
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

A retrospective case control study to validate the association between Interleukin-1 gene variations and adult chronic periodontal disease in Chinese (Taiwan).

Conditions

Periodontal Disease

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All study subjects will be selected from a pre-existing patient database in Taiwan. All chronic periodontitis cases and controls will be subjects who were at least 35 years old at time of enrollment. Classification of chronic periodontitis will be based on the extent of periodontal tissue destruction with consideration of tooth loss.

You may qualify if:

• To be included in this study, an individual needs to be Han Chinese of 35 years of age or older at time of enrollment.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects who, at time of enrollment, were pregnant or breastfeeding, or needed antibiotic prophylaxis before periodontal treatment will be excluded from this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kaohsiung Medical University: lead
• Interleukin Genetics, Inc.: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Ya-Ping Ho, Ph.D.

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  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 27, 2012
• First Posted: August 29, 2012
• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Last Updated: August 29, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-08