Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can a gooseberry fight gum disease? small study says maybe

NCT ID NCT07531823

Disease control Sponsor: Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether eating an amla berry (Indian gooseberry) along with standard deep cleaning helps people with chronic gum disease more than cleaning alone. Thirty adults with moderate to severe gum disease were split into two groups: one got cleaning plus amla, the other just cleaning. Researchers checked gum health and measured antioxidants and inflammation markers over six months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Amla (Indian gooseberry) taken as a whole berry
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, natural supplement to improve gum health and reduce inflammation in people with chronic gum disease.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early study (30 people) with no blinding for the supplement. Results may not apply to everyone, and the effect of amla alone is not tested.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2020

Finished

Sep 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have at least 20 remaining teeth, with chronic generalized periodontitis, as defined as \> 30 % sites involved (extent) and with moderate to severe involvement (severity) as characterized by \> 2 interproximal sites with clinical attachment loss (CAL) \> 4mm (not on the same tooth) AND/OR \> 5 mm, probing depth (not on the same tooth) AND/OR \> 2 interproximal sites with CAL \> 6 mm AND 1 interproximal site with PD \> 5mm. 2. Systemically healthy patients Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medically compromised patients 2. Smokers 3. Pregnant and lactating women 4. Patients on cholesterol-lowering medication 5. Patients who had received any antimicrobial therapy in the past 2 months, on ongoing antimicrobial therapy, or would receive antimicrobials during the course of the study. 6. Patients who had undergone any periodontal surgery in the past 6 months 7. Patients with a high caries index 8. Patients with severe tooth hypersensitivity

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Chronic periodontitis are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic periodontitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Chronic periodontitis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences

    Puducherry, Puducherry, 605006, India

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.