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CompletedNCT05684627Updated Jun 12, 2024

The Application of a Fasting- Mimicking Diet in Periodontitis: A Feasibility Study

An interventional study of Fast mimicking diet group and Normal diet group in Periodontitis, sponsored by Akdeniz University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-12.

Sponsored by Akdeniz University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the present study is to test if a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) can influence the systemic and periodontal response following non-surgical periodontal therapy. The null hypothesis is that a FMD does not modify the local and systemic inflammatory post-treatment response.

The test group will have periodontal treatment followed by fasting mimicking diet while the control group will have the same periodontal treatment and continue with their normal diet.

Full-mouth clinical periodontal measurements including probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), bleeding on probing (BOP), gingival index (GI) and plaque index (PI) will be recorded.Blood and GCF samples will be taken.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) will be used to determine biochemical parameters in the biological samples.

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This is a multi-center randomized controlled trial with internal pilot.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee for the Use of Human Subjects in Research of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University. Participants will be selected from the patients who consult to the Periodontology Clinic of Akdeniz University Faculty of Dentistry. (Antalya, TURKEY).Participants will be screened by clinical staff/ investigator. We expect 20 eligible participants available per year.

The FMD program is a plant-based diet program and consists of a 5-days regimen. Test group will be assigned to follow one cycle of a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) the same day after receiving the full-mouth non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT). In contrast, control group after receiving the NSPT will continue with their current diet.

Patients in the test group will need 5 visits and patients in the control group will also need 5 visits.

At the screening visit, consent will be sought by the trained applicant which will be recorded through a written participant consent form detailing the complete trial procedure and an agreement checklist for each data collection method.

Visit 1 (Day -7/-10): Informed consent will be given and signed, blood and GCF samples will be collected, medical history will be checked and oral examination will be carried out including recording number of teeth and at 6 sites per tooth probing depth,recession (mm) and bleeding after probing.A very superficial prophylaxis , motivation and oral hygiene instructions will be provided.

On day 0 Morning (Visit 2) : Patients will undergo full-mouth subgingival instrumentation procedures and more detailed hygiene instruction will be reinforced. In the afternoon patients of the test group will start the FMD for 5 consecutive days.

On day 1(Visit 3) :Blood and GCF samples will be taken. Medical history, adverse events and concomitant medications will be checked.

On day 7 (Visit 4 ): Blood and GCF samples will be taken. Medical history, adverse events and concomitant medications will be checked.

On day 90±5 (visit 5): Full mouth periodontal charting measurements will be recorded. Blood and GCF sample swill be taken. Periodontal re-evaluation will be done.

The samples will be collected during the study visit from the patient by investigator, who will participate in this study. GCF Periopaper Strips will be used in the gingival crevice of the teeth. They will then be immediately measured on a calibrated Periotron 8000 electronic transducer. Once measured gcf strips for that visit will all be stored in a single 2 ml tube and pooled for further analysis.

4 ml of venous blood will be collected from the participant's arm into hemogard sterile vacutainers. The samples for serum will be centrifuged for 5 mins at 40,000 rpm then immediately divided into 1 ml aliquots and stored in a freezer at - 80°C, until required for analysis. After their initial storage, the sample will be transferred to the Microbiome and Salivary laboratories of Guy's Hospital.

Blood samples will be tested for cytokines, acute phase proteins and inflammtory markers. Gingival Crevicular Fluid will be analyzed for inflammatory mediators, antibodies, peptides and cytokines using techniques such as ELISA.

Circulating levels of IGF-1, fasting blood glucose level will be assessed to monitor the compliance of FMD.

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Conditions studied

  • Periodontitis

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Keywords

  • non surgical treatment
  • fast-mimicking diet
  • systemic response
  • gingival crevicular fluid
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In context

Periodontitis

1,635 studies on the registry are indexed under Periodontitis; 327 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 45 across 1,191 interventional studies indexed under Periodontitis.

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Lead sponsor

Akdeniz University is the lead sponsor of 289 studies on the registry; 60 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-70 years old patients
  • Periodontitis stage III-IV, grade B-C
  • Systemically healthy
  • Normal weight to overweight. Body mass index: 18-30
  • Minimum of 24 teeth present
  • Be willing and physically able to carry out all study procedures.
  • Absence of hopeless teeth, acute dental conditions, teeth with endo-periodontal lesions and necrotising periodontal diseases.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age> 70 years old
  • Smokers
  • Systemically compromised
  • Underweight/Obese
  • Pregnant
  • Alcoholism
  • Systemic antibiotics intake within 3 months
  • Periodontal treatment in the last 12 months
  • Mental illness, depression, dementia.
  • Denture wearer/ presence of dental implants
  • Unable or unwilling to participate in baseline or follow up examinations
  • Unable or unwilling to complete the dietary intervention
  • Significant food allergies
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Fast mimicking diet group

    The patients in this group will be assigned to follow one cycle of a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) the same day after receiving the full-mouth non-surgical periodontal treatment.

    Dietary Supplement: Fast mimicking diet group

  • Active comparator
    Normal diet group

    The patients in this group will be assigned to normal diet after receiving the full-mouth non-surgical periodontal treatment.

    Procedure: Normal diet group

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementFast mimicking diet group

    Test group will be assigned to follow one cycle of a fasting mimicking diet the same day after receiving the full mouth non surgical periodontal treatment. The FMD program is a plant-based diet program designed to attain fasting-like effects while providing both macro- and micronutrients to minimize the burden of fasting and adverse effects. The FMD consist 5 days regimen that provides approximately 1.100 kilocalories for the first day ; approximately 750 kilocalories per day for the second to the fifth day. FMD group will need 5 visits.

  • ProcedureNormal diet group

    Normal diet (control) group after receiving the non surgical periodontal treatment (with periodontal Gracey curettes and ultrasonic scaler) will continue with their current diet.Normal diet group will need 5 visits.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Serum CRP level

    Crp level will be evaluated biochemically

    Time frame: post treatment 90th day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Immunological crevicular fluid analysis

    IL-6, L-1α, IL-1β, IFN-y, VEGF, FGF-β, OPG, MMP-3 and MMP-8 values will be evaluated biochemically

    Time frame: baseline post treatment 1st, 7th and 90th days

  2. Clinical Attachment Level

    The probing depth and the distance from the gingival margin to the Cement-Enamel Junction in millimeters.

    Time frame: baseline and post treatment 90 days

  3. Probing Pocket Depth

    The distance from the gingival margin to the apical portion of the gingival sulcus in millimeters. Probing depths in healthy gingival sulcus normally range from 1 to 3 mm.

    Time frame: baseline and post treatment 90 days

  4. Bleeding on Probe

    To accurately determine the patient's periodontal health, the dental professional will record the sulcular depths of the gingiva. Any bleeding which occurs upon probing will also be recorded. A periodontal probe is used for this test.The number of sites which bleed are used to calculate the gingival bleeding score.

    Time frame: baseline and post treatment 90 days

  5. Gingival Index

    The bleeding is assessed by probing gently along the wall of soft tissue of the gingival sulcus.The GI of the individual can be obtained by adding the values of each tooth and dividing by the number of teeth examined.The probed values are scored between 0-3. Score 0 = Normal gingiva. Score 1 = Mild inflammation - slight change in color, slight edema. No bleeding on probing. Score 2 = Moderate inflammation - redness, edema, glazing. Bleeding on probing. Score 3 = Severe inflammation - marked redness and edema, ulceration. Tendency toward spontaneous bleeding. The GI may be used for the assessment of prevalence and severity of gingivitis in populations, groups and individuals.A score from 0.1-1.0 = mild inflammation; 1.1-2.0 = moderate inflammation from, and 2.1-3.0 signifies severe inflammation.

    Time frame: baseline and post treatment 90 days

  6. Plaque Index

    The measurement of the state of oral hygiene by Silness-Löe plaque index is based on recording both soft debris and mineralized deposits on the following teeth: Missing teeth are not substituted. Each of the four surfaces of the teeth (buccal, lingual, mesial and distal) is given a score from 0-3. 0= No plaque 1= A film of plaque adhering to the free gingival margin and adjacent area of the tooth. The plaque may be seen in situ only after application of disclosing solution or by using the probe on the tooth surface. 2 =Moderate accumulation of soft deposits within the gingival pocket, or the tooth and gingival margin which can be seen with the naked eye. 3 =Abundance of soft matter within the gingival pocket and/or on the tooth and gingival margin.

    Time frame: baseline and post treatment 90 days

  7. Patients reported quality of life measurements

    Patients' outcomes will be assessed by Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire which is used to evaluate the impact oral health (including functional limitations, pain, physiological discomfort, physical disability, social disability, sense of taste, diet unsatisfactory and handicap) on person's life. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) was designed to assess patients' perception of the impact of oral disorders on their quality of life (QoL).

    Time frame: baseline and post treatment 90 days

  8. Serum CRP levels

    Crp level will be evaluated biochemically

    Time frame: post treatment 1st, 7th and 90th day

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Study locations

1 site
  • Akdeniz University Faculty of Dentistry
    Antalya, 07070, Turkey
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 12, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05684627
Lead sponsor
Akdeniz University
Responsible party
İpek Özgü (Resident, Akdeniz University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 13, 2023
Start date
Mar 15, 2023
Primary completion
Jan 15, 2024
Completion
Jan 15, 2024
Last update
Jun 12, 2024

Study contacts

Kemal Ustun, Professor
study director · Head Of Periodontology Department
Luigi Nibali, Professor
principal investigator · Professor and Academic Lead for Periodontology, King's College London, Guy's Hospital
Aysegul SARI, Professor
study chair · Mustafa Kemal University
Giuseppe Mainas, Professor
study director · King's College London, Guy's Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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