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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/03/012780 [Registered on: 23/03/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/12/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Cleaning of the teeth with different techniques 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of various irrigation activation systems on the elimination of bacteria from the root canal system: a prospective randomized control single blind trial  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Vasudev Ballal 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Professor 
Address  Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, MAHE
Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, MAHE
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9880626167  
Fax    
Email  drballal@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Vasudev Ballal 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  MCODS 
Address  Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, MAHE
ANAGHA, Rabindranath Tagore Road Opp to MGM College Kunjebettu Udupi
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drballal@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Vasudev Ballal 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  MCODS 
Address  Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, MAHE
ANAGHA Rabondrnath Tagore Road Opp MGM College Kunjebettu Udupi
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drballal@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
FKG Dentaire Company, Zurich Switzerland 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Manipal College of Dental Sciences 
Address  Manipal College of Dental Sciences Manipal MAHE Karnataka India 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Vasudev Ballal  Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics MAHE Manipal 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Vasudev Ballal  Manipal College of Dental Sciences  Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Manipal College of Dental Sciences, MAHE
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9880626167

drballal@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: R00-R99||Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, Teeth with apical periodontitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Needle  Needle irrigation 
Intervention  XP Endofinisher  Rotary files to activate the root canal irrigant 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1) Patients who have teeth (single or multi-rooted) with asymptomatic apical periodontitis
verified with radiographs electric pulp testing and cold test (in case of multirooted teeth, the larger canal will be considered)
2) Teeth with sound periodontium (absence of bleeding on probing, sulcus depth £ 3 mm; no loss of attachment);
3) Patients 18 years of age or above and willing/able to give consent.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1) Patients who had received antibiotics during the previous 3 months;
2) Tooth which cannot be isolated properly by rubber dam;
3) Teeth with radiographic evidence of complete calcification/obliteration of pulp chamber and root canal; internal or external root resorption; open apex; or previous endodontic treatment.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Reduction in microbial load  24 hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
healing of apical periodontitis  1 year 
 
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)   02/04/2018 
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="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   Not yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This trial evaluates for the efficacy of needle irrigation, XP endo finisher file activation, ultrasonic activation and F file activation along with NaOCl irrigation in reducing the microbial load from the infected root canal system. 
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