Could a simple gel boost gum healing in diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07631273
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding hyaluronic acid gel to standard deep cleaning (scaling and root planing) improves gum healing in people with both diabetes and advanced gum disease. Twenty-three participants will receive the standard cleaning on all teeth, and then two gum pockets will also get the gel. Researchers will measure gum attachment, pocket depth, bleeding, and markers of inflammation and bone breakdown 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
- hyaluronic acid gel
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost addition to standard gum treatment for people with diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study (23 people) that hasn't started yet. The benefit may be small or not show up at all, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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 23 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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Jul 2028
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 to 65 years
- 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: * Individuals who sign the informed consent form * Participants diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (HbA1c %7-7.9) * Participants without any systemic disease other than DM * Participants diagnosed with Stage III or Stage IV periodontitis * Nonsmokers * Participants with at least 15 natural teeth present in the mouth (excluding third molars) * Participants in either of the jaws, in both quadrants, having two non-adjacent interproximal sites with probing depth and clinical attachment level ≥6 mm with no caries, restorations or furcation involvement Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who do not sign the informed consent form * Ongoing drug therapy that might have an impact on the clinical signs and symptoms of periodontitis * Participants have received any periodontal treatment within 6 months prior to the study * Participants who have used antibiotics within the last 3 months * Smokers * Participants who are pregnant or lactating
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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