Gum surgery trial cancelled before it began
NCT ID NCT03124329
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aimed to compare different surgical techniques for treating receding gums, including a flap procedure and a tunnel approach, with or without a platelet concentrate. It was designed for 100 adults with multiple gum recessions. However, the trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data or results are available.
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Study facts
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- 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.
- Started
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May 2017
- Finished
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Jun 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Male and female individuals between ages of 18 to 70 years old * Multiple contiguous gingival recession defects on a minimum of two adjacent teeth, exhibiting 3mm or more recession on at least one of those teeth * No prior surgical treatment in the sites planned for therapy * Minimum of 2 mm of keratinized gingiva * Absence of cervical restorations extending to the CEJ * Miller class 1, 2 and 3 recession defects will be included * Availability to undergo treatment and return for follow up visits at specified post-operative intervals Exclusion Criteria: * Molar teeth * Milller Class 4 recession defects * Pregnancy (Self-reported) * Smoking * Uncontrolled local or systemic diseases that affects wound healing (diabetes, autoimmune or inflammatory disorders) * Past history of systemic steroid use over 2 weeks within the last 2 years * Poor oral hygiene on a non-compliant individual * Ibuprofen Allergy/interlerance * Anticoagulant therapy (e.g. Warfarin, Plavix, etc.), will not be automatic exclusion but patients will be required to have INR test performed and have values between 2.0 to 3. Physician consultation will be requested to determine whether anticoagulant therapy can be discontinued for 3 days prior to surgery. * Objection to blood draw or application of blood products * Students and staff from USC Ostrow school of Dentistry will not be recruited for this study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 90089, United States
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