Gum recession showdown: which membrane works best?
NCT ID NCT07308405
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two surgical techniques for fixing receding gums in 50 adults aged 18-35. Both methods used a coronally advanced flap, but one added a platelet-rich fibrin membrane and the other a chorion membrane. The goal was to see which better reduces gum recession and improves gum attachment over 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
- platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane and chorion membrane (CM)
- What this could lead to
- If one method proves better, it could offer a more effective way to treat receding gums and improve gum health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 50 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and both procedures are surgical with typical risks like infection or discomfort.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2015
- Finished
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Oct 2016
- 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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18 to 35 years
- 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: * Patients aged 18-35 years * In good general health * Isolated Miller's Class I or II gingival recession ≥ 2 mm * ≥ 1 mm keratinised tissue apical to root exposure * Identifiable CEJ (cementoenamel junction) Exclusion Criteria: * Poor oral hygiene after Phase I therapy * Smoking or alcohol use * Occlusal disharmony * Parafunctional habits * Non-vital or endodontically treated teeth * Caries, restorations, or crowns at the CEJ * Frenum pull at the attached gingiva * Previous surgery in the area
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Periodontics and implantology , Institute of Dental sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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