3D scan could spot hidden mouth infections in heart patients
NCT ID NCT06269679
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares 3D cone beam CT scans to standard dental X-rays in 170 patients hospitalized for infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection. The goal is to see if the 3D scan detects more hidden mouth infections that could cause the heart infection to return. Participants will be randomly assigned to one imaging method and followed for 12 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 170 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients hospitalized or recently hospitalized for definite IE according to the 2015 ESC classification, naive patients for dental examination and imaging, whatever the IE responsible microorganism; 2. Patients with a stable clinical state, meaning stabilized IE patients out of the critical phase, compatible with the performance of an OPT and a CBCT; 3. Patients whose life expectancy is expected to be longer than 6 months; 4. Patients who agree to visit the dental department of the hospital to carry out OIF eradication or at his/her personal dentist; 5. Patients over 18 years old; 6. Patients affiliated to a Social Security or a health insurance scheme; 7. Patients who have given informed consent to participate to the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. OPT or CBCT already performed before the inclusion of the patients in the study and available for the investigator during the patient's hospitalization. 2. Medical contraindications to perform OPT or CBCT imaging; 3. Absence of microbiologic identification of the IE responsible microorganism; 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 5. Patients unable to give informed consent to participate to the study (under trusteeship, guardianship and legal protection).
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Conditions
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP - Site Bretonneau
RECRUITINGParis, France
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APHM
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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CHRU Nancy
RECRUITINGNancy, France
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CHRU Tours
RECRUITINGTours, France
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CHU Bordeaux - Site Pellegrin
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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CHU Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, France
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CHU Grenoble
RECRUITINGGrenoble, France
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CHU Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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CHU Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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HCL
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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