Could a gel boost gum disease treatment?
NCT ID NCT07474272
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding a sodium hypochlorite/amino acid gel, with or without cross-linked hyaluronic acid, to standard non-surgical gum treatment helps adults with periodontitis. 78 participants will receive one of three treatments and be checked after three months. The goal is to see if the gels reduce bleeding, plaque, and pocket depth better than standard care alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sodium hypochlorite/amino acid gel and cross-linked hyaluronic acid
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-surgical way to better control gum disease and reduce pocket depth.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants and no blinding, so results may not apply widely. The added gels may not provide significant benefit over standard care.
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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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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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.
- Ages
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Localized periodontal pocket with a probing depth ≥ 6 mm and a clinical - attachment loss of \> 3 mm (periodontitis stage III or IV; classification of the European Federation of Periodontology and American Academy of Periodontology); * Patients who signed the written informed consent and is willing to cooperate; * Bleeding on probing in more than 30% of the sites. Exclusion Criteria: * Medical history likely to affect periodontal status and/or to compromise treatment outcomes; * Patients who received antibiotic and/or anti-inflammatory treatments the last 6 months * Patients who received immunosuppressors treatments the last 6 months; * Patients who received any periodontal therapy for the last 6 months; * Pregnant or lactating women; * Smokers smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dental Specialist' DS
Sidon, South of Lebanon, Lebanon
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