NCT05278416Completed
Regular Home Use of Dual-light Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Chronic Periodontitis
Regular Home Use of Dual-light Photodynamic Therapy in the Management of Chronic Periodontitis.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The study is a single site, randomized clinical trial designed to determine the efficacy of the Lumoral treatment in periodontitis patients.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 202 (actual)
- First submitted
- 7 Feb 2022
- Start date
- 8 Feb 2022
- Primary completion date
- 14 Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Koite Health Oy
- NCT number
- NCT05278416
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 202
- From 8 Feb 2022 to the primary completion date, 14 Apr 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Periodontal treatment during the previous 3 months
Other illness
- Any systemic disease (e.g., wound healing dysfunctions) that could alter the progression of periodontal disease
- Allergic to the photosensitizer
Lab values
- Untreated/uncontrollable diabetes mellitus (DM) with HbA1c \>7%, and HbA1c \> 8 if insulin treated DM
- Use of medicine that would affect the periodontal tissue within the last 6 months (antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, anticonvulsants, immunosuppressants, or calcium channel blockers, including doxycycline, bisphosphonates and chlorhexidine)
Other
- Presence of major physical limitation or restriction that prohibit the hygiene procedures used in the study protocol
- Removable major prosthesis or major orthodontic appliance
- Active smoking, or habitual use of smokeless tobacco products
- Pregnancy or lactation
- A need for a hopeless teeth extraction, or open cavities in need for immediate endodontic treatment
Who the study is looking for
- Periodontal disease stage I-III, according to criteria the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) with at least 2 mm interdental CAL in the site of greatest loss
- Age of 18-85 years
- Presence of \> 20 teeth
- Agreement to participate in the study and to sign a written consent form
Age in the registry: 18 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolia University of applied sciences Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Helsinki | Finland | Unknown status |
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