Shaping the Indications for Periodontal Adjunctive Antibiotics in Dental Practice
Purpose
Periodontitis is a bacterial inflammatory disease and antibiotic use is being empirically used as part of its treatment. However, a clinical practice guideline on periodontal treatment adjuncts published in 2015 identified weak evidence on the use of systemic antibiotics and large heterogeneity across small scale studies, suggesting that larger pragmatic clinical trials would benefit clinical decision making. This will be a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, stratified by practice and practitioner. The study will investigate the effectiveness of adjunctive antibiotics as adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) compared to SRP with placebo for the treatment of generalized stage II-III, grades A-C periodontitis in approximately 544 patient participants from about 34 National Dental PBRN practices. Periodontal data will be collected at baseline, re-evaluation (6 weeks), and final (12 months) study visits. Changes in periodontal clinical and patient-reported outcomes will be assessed to determine the effectiveness of SRP plus adjunctive systemic Amoxicillin / Metronidazole antibiotics (AMXM) versus SRP with Placebo.
Conditions
- Periodontitis
- Periodontal Diseases
- Periodontal Pocket
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 40 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- The study will recruit a target of 544 patient participants presenting for periodontal treatment within the National Dental PBRN practices participating in this study. To be eligible to participate in this study, a potential patient participant must meet all the following criteria: - Adult who is at least 40 years old. - Presence of ≥ 20 permanent teeth excluding 3rd molars. - In good general health as evidenced by medical history (ASA Class I or II) per the practitioner. - Planned to receive periodontal care for Generalized Stage II-III, Grade A-C periodontitis (previously Generalized Moderate to Severe Periodontitis) and a minimum of two quadrants of SRP (CDT code 4341) in practices participating in the National Dental PBRN. - Willing to comply with all study visits and be available for the duration of the study (12-15 months) - Willing to provide contact information for self, including a cellular phone number for study text, and one to two emergency contacts to be reached for the follow-up visits and any other study-related matters for the duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- Known drug allergy to any antibiotics or anesthetics. - Use of systemic antibiotics taken within the previous 3 months prior to enrollment. - Medical condition which requires antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental treatments/visits. - Current use of medications that, in the opinion of the practitioner, may cause adverse effects with AMXM (such as disulfiram, warfarin, and oral contraceptives). - History of any periodontal therapy (including SRP D4341, D4342) within the last 6 months prior to enrollment. - Is currently pregnant or lactating per patient participant self-report. - Is considered immunocompromised, in the opinion of the practitioner (including diseases and conditions such as HIV/AIDS, immunosuppressive drug therapy and/or radiation), or has chronic mucosal lesions (e.g. pemphigus vulgaris) affecting the gingiva. - Has Diabetes mellitus with an HbA1c score of >/= 10% within the past 3 months as per patient participant self-report.
Study Design
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- The sample size will be a target of approximately 544 patient participants enrolled from approximately 34 National Dental PBRN practices. All patient participants are indicated to receive SRP and have been diagnosed with periodontitis stages II-III, grades A-C. A double-blinded patient participant-randomized design is used to assign patient participants to SRP plus AMXM versus SRP plus placebo prior to treatment.
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
- Masking Description
- PBRN practitioner- and patient participant-level masking. Statistician assessor will also remain blinded; a separate biostatistician will remain unblinded in order to implement randomization.
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Test Arm |
Patient participants in this arm will receive a combination of Amoxicillin 500mg & Metronidazole 500mg orally (AMXM) as adjuncts along with their scheduled non-surgical periodontal treatment as the study intervention. A loading dose of 1g of Amoxicillin and 1g of Metronidazole will be given 30-60 minutes prior to periodontal treatment. After the loading dose, each patient participant will be instructed to take Amoxicillin 500mg & Metronidazole 500mg every 8 hours for 10 days. |
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Placebo Comparator Control Arm |
Patient participants in this arm will receive a placebo capsules identical to the study drug capsules along with their scheduled non-surgical periodontal treatment as the placebo comparator in an identical frequency and duration fashion as the active drug group. |
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Recruiting Locations
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Detailed Description
Précis: Periodontitis is a bacterial inflammatory disease and antibiotic use is being empirically used as part of its treatment. However, a clinical practice guideline on periodontal treatment adjuncts published in 2015 identified weak evidence on the use of systemic antibiotics and large heterogeneity across small scale studies, suggesting that larger pragmatic clinical trials would benefit clinical decision making. This will be a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, stratified by practice and practitioner. The study will investigate the effectiveness of adjunctive antibiotics as adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) compared to SRP with placebo for the treatment of generalized stage II-III, grades A-C periodontitis in approximately 544 patient participants from about 34 National Dental PBRN practices. Periodontal data will be collected at baseline, re-evaluation (6 weeks), and final (12 months) study visits. Changes in periodontal clinical and patient-reported outcomes will be assessed to determine the effectiveness of SRP plus adjunctive systemic Amoxicillin / Metronidazole antibiotics (AMXM) versus SRP with Placebo. Objectives and Outcomes: Primary: The primary objective will assess the effectiveness of SRP plus adjunctive antibiotics compared to SRP with placebo in periodontitis individuals from baseline to 6 weeks and 12 months following non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) as determined by changes in site-level periodontal probing depth (PD). Secondary: To assess changes in: i) gingival inflammation (measured by bleeding on probing (BoP)), ii) periodontal tissue attachment (measured by clinical attachment level (CAL)), iii) reduction in diseased sites (measured by remaining sites with maximum probing depth ≥5 mm), and iv) disease remission (measured by number of participants with ≤4 sites with PD≥ 5mm); comparing SRP plus AMXM to SRP with a placebo adjunctive in periodontitis individuals from baseline to re-evaluation (6 weeks) to final (12 month) study visit following intervention. The patient-reported impact of periodontal treatment (measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile-5 (OHIP-5)) and treatment-related adverse events between groups will also be assessed. Population: The sample size will be a target of approximately 544 patient participants enrolled from approximately 34 National Dental PBRN practices. All patient participants are indicated to receive SRP and have been diagnosed with periodontitis stages II-III, grades A-C. Description of Intervention: The intervention will involve either SRP, which is considered the standard of care treatment for debriding root surfaces, in conjunction with 500 mg Amoxicillin and 500mg Metronidazole orally every 8 hours (q8h) for ten days following SRP or SRP with placebo.