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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/086082 [Registered on: 01/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effectiveness of herbal mouthwash on gums of patients with gum disease. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal mouthwash containing Grapefruit seed extract and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Chronic Gingivitis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trail 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Saurabh Prithyani 
Designation  Reader 
Affiliation  Terna Dental College 
Address  101, First floor, Department of Periodontology, Terna Dental College Plot No. 12, Sector- 22, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra (India) Pin – 400706

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400706
India 
Phone  07208020305  
Fax    
Email  saurabh.prithyani@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Dipika Mitra 
Designation  Professor and Head of Department  
Affiliation  Terna Dental College 
Address  101, first floor, Department of Periodontology, Terna Dental College Plot No. 12, Sector- 22, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra (India) Pin – 400706
Railway station, Sector 22,Nerul,Navi Mumbai Mumbai
Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400706
India 
Phone  07420830981  
Fax    
Email  drdipikamitra@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sanika Girish Patil 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Terna Dental College 
Address  101, First floor, Department of Periodontology, Terna Dental College Plot No. 12, Sector- 22, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra (India) Pin – 400706

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400706
India 
Phone  07420830981  
Fax    
Email  drsanika99@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
101, First floor, Department of Periodontology, Terna Dental College Plot No. 12, Sector- 22, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra (India) Pin – 400706 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  TPCTs Terna Dental College 
Address  Terna Dental College Plot No. 12, Sector- 22, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra (India) Pin – 400706 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Private Dental College] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sanika Patil  Terna Dental College  101, First floor, Department of Periodontology, Terna Dental College Plot No. 12, Sector- 22, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra (India) Pin – 400706
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
07420830981

drsanika99@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Terna Dental College Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Systemically healthy patients with chronic gingivitis. 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Chlorhexidine mouthwash  All patients with chronic gingivitis will be treated with scaling and root planing. Baseline evaluation will be done for plaque index, gingival index, oral hygiene index simplified. Patients will be given chlorhexidine mouthwash to use for 14 days. Patient will be recalled after 7 days and 14 days for follow-up. 
Intervention  Oral mouthwash containing grapefruit seed extract  All patients with chronic gingivitis will be treated with scaling and root planing. Baseline evaluation will be done for plaque index, gingival index, oral hygiene index simplified. Patient will be given mouthwash to use for 14 days. Patient will be recalled after 7 days and 14 days for follow-up.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients between 18 and 65 years of age suffering from chronic gingivitis were
considered for inclusion in this study. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Advanced periodontal disease or severely malaligned teeth. 2. Patients suffering from any known systemic diseases.3.Smokers and alcoholic patients.4. Pregnancy or lactatingfemale patients.5.Patients who have received surgical or nonsurgical periodontal therapy in last 3 months prior to the baseline visit.6.•Patients who have allergic to propolis products. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the efficacy of a Herbal mouthwash containing
Grapefruit seed extract and Chlorhexidine mouthwash in treating Gingivitis. 
At Baseline
After 7 days
After 14 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
nil  nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   30/05/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="14" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a Randomized controlled clinical trial to compare the efficacy of grapefruit seed extract mouthwash and chlorhexidine mouthwash on chronic gingivitis.

STUDY DESIGN
Group A consists of 40 subjects with chronic gingivitis receiving grapefruit seed extract mouthwash.
Group B consists of 40 subjects with chronic gingivitis receiving chlorhexidine mouthwash.
Clinical parameters like Oral hygiene index simplified, Plaque index and Gingival index will be evaluated at Baseline, after 7 days and after 14 days.

Statistical Package for Social Science(SPSS)version 21 for Windows (Armonk,NY:IBM corp) will be used for data analaysis.
 
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