Gum disease breakthrough? behavioral coaching may boost treatment success
NCT ID NCT07614737
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special behavioral program can help people with gum disease who lack confidence in their oral hygiene. 78 adults with stage I-III periodontitis will get standard gum treatment plus either the behavioral program or regular instructions. Researchers will check plaque, bleeding, and treatment adherence after 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral intervention based on self-efficacy theory
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to help people stick with gum disease treatment and get better results.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 people. The behavioral approach may not improve adherence or gum health more than standard instructions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria at the patient level, age ≥ 18 years 2. According to the 2017 EFP/AAP classification, patients with periodontitis stage I-III, with low self-efficacy will be included 3. According to American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status classification P1 and P2 will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded from the study if they have any of the following characteristics 1. According to American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification P3 and P4 will be excluded. 2. Use of antibiotics within 6 months prior to the study 3. Xerostomia 4. Physical inability to perform oral hygiene procedures 5. Use of drugs influencing gingival hyperplasia or bleeding. 6. Presence of an acute condition requiring emergency dental treatment 7. Any periodontal treatment in the past 1 year
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Postgraduate institute of dental sciences
Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India