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Active, not recruitingNCT06604676RCTUpdated Sep 19, 2024

Patient and Operator Centered Outcomes Concerning Connective Tissue Graft Should Be Considered to Choose Adequately Which Protocol to Use

An interventional study of guided soft tissue grafting and non-guided soft tissue grafting technique in Gingival Recession, sponsored by Tanta University. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-19.

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

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Sep 2024, 2 years ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2024, registered Sep 2024).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate patient and operator centered outcomes after connective tissue graft harvesting with a fully digital workflow and compare this approach with a conventional one. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does it differ in patient- and operator-centered outcomes between the conventional and digital workflow?
  • What is the difference in time efficiency between conventional and digital protocols? Researchers will compare digital guided versus conventional technique to choose adequately which protocol to use.

Participants will:

  • Receive periodontal surgery to treat gingival recession site
  • Visit the clinic after 2 weeks for suture removal \& filling the survey
  • The time will be recorded during the surgery
Read the detailed description

50 sites will be included. All investigations will be carried out in accordance with the 1975 Helsinki Declaration, as revised in 2013 for ethical approval. All participants will provide written informed consent after receiving explanations on study objectives and procedures. Primary outcomes will be patient- and operator-centered outcomes. Patient- and operator-centered outcomes will be assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS), questionnaires containing self-developed questions about each phase of the treatment which will be administered at the end of each phase. The questionnaires will be administered as part of a survey which aimed to obtain information about the dental practices. Secondary outcomes will be time-efficiency by assessing workflow duration and number of appointments needed to complete the procedure. The treatment phases will include digital analysis of landmarks and design, of the guide and surgical phase (free gingival graft harvesting ). Time will be recorded in minutes. All the parameters will be recorded in the clinical chart by the same two operators not involved in the treatment after each phase was completed. The planned duration for the research will be 6 months.

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Conditions studied

  • Gingival Recession

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In context

Gingival Recession

402 studies on the registry are indexed under Gingival Recession; 98 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 50 is above the median of 30 across 368 interventional studies indexed under Gingival Recession.

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Lead sponsor

Tanta University is the lead sponsor of 963 studies on the registry; 304 are open to participants now.

Of its 16 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • area need soft tissue augmentation around teeth either coronal or apical to recession
  • must have a general health showing no contraindications for oral surgery must be at least 20 years old.
  • patients also had to have good oral hygiene before the treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • signs or symptoms of bruxism or clenching
  • if they were suffering from uncontrolled systemic conditions
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    guided soft tissue grafting technique

    aguide was fabricated for harvesting the graft and patient and operater centered outcomes is recorded

    Procedure: guided soft tissue grafting

  • Active comparator
    non-guided soft tissue grafting technique

    the graft was taken with the scalpel without guide

    Procedure: non-guided soft tissue grafting technique

Interventions

  • Procedureguided soft tissue grafting

    guided soft tissue grafting techniquea special digital guide was fabricated for one intervention non-guided soft tissue grafting technique receive the traditional technique without guide

  • Procedurenon-guided soft tissue grafting technique

    the graft was taken with traditional technique without guide

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient- and operator-centered outcomes will be assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS)

    Primary outcome will be patient- and operator-centered outcome. Patient- and operator-centered outcome will be assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS).

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. The questionnaires containing self-developed questions about each phase of the treatment

    The questionnaires containing self-developed questions about each phase of the treatment which will be administered at the end of each phase. The questionnaires will be administered as part of a survey which aimed to obtain information about the dental practices.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. The time-efficiency by assessing workflow duration

    Secondary outcome will be time-efficiency by assessing workflow duration

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. The number of appointments needed to complete the procedure

    Secondary outcome will be number of appointments needed to complete the procedure

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Faculty of Dentistry ,Tanta University
    Tanta, 02040, Egypt
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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 Sep 19, 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
NCT06604676
Lead sponsor
Tanta University
Responsible party
safinaz saleh mohamed saeed (lecturer of periodontics, Tanta University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Start date
Apr 15, 2024
Primary completion
Sep 15, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 15, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 19, 2024

Study contacts

bassem nabil elfahl, assistant professor
principal investigator · faculty of dentistry,tanta university

Oversight

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