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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/03/105541 [Registered on: 06/03/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 03/03/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Case Control Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Checking whether certain genetic variations are linked to gum disease in people from South India 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of the association of OGG1 and APE1 gene polymorphisms in patients with periodontitis in the South Indian population. 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
Nil  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Helen Reshma K  
Designation  PG student  
Affiliation  SRM Dental College  
Address  SRM Dental College Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600089

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600089
India 
Phone  9360715721  
Fax    
Email  reshmahelen752000@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sangeetha S  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  SRM Dental college  
Address  SRM Dental College Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600089

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600089
India 
Phone  9884563217  
Fax    
Email  sangeetha_doc@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sangeetha S  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  SRM Dental college  
Address  SRM Dental College Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600089

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600089
India 
Phone  9884563217  
Fax    
Email  sangeetha_doc@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Helen Reshma K  
Address  SRM Dental College Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600089 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self ] 
 
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 Sangeetha S   SRM Dental College  4th floor, Dept of Periodontology, SRM Dental College, Bharathi salai, Ramapuram, Chennai 600089
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9884563217

sangeetha_doc@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee and Review Board SRM Dental College  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Systemically and periodontally healthy subjects with no clinical attachment loss  
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K053||Chronic periodontitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Systemically healthy patients of age 30 to 60 are to be recruited for the study.

2. Ethnic South Indian subjects.

3. Control group to include subjects with no signs of periodontal disease and probing sulcus depth less than 3mm with no evidence of clinical attachment loss.

4. Test group to include patients with Probing Pocket Depth greater than 6mm and or Clinical Attachment Loss greater than 5mm in greater than 30 percentage of sites with periodontitis. (Stage II/III Periodontitis)
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with any other inflammatory systemic conditions such as diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

2. Patients with immunodeficiency disorders.

3. Patients with local modifiers like food impaction, factitious habits and bruxism.

4. Patients who smoke.

5. Use of orthodontic and prosthetic appliances.

6.Patients who had taken systemic antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, hormonal or other assisted drug therapy in the last 6 months or prior to the study.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. To evaluate the association of OGG1 and APE1 gene polymorphisms in the study group participants.
 
Baseline 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the association of OGG1 and APE1 gene polymorphisms between the control and test groups.
 
Baseline  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="176"
Sample Size from India="176" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/03/2026 
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="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
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  

To evaluate and compare the association of OGG1 and APE1 gene polymorphisms in patients with and without periodontitis in the South Indian population. 


 
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