NCT03513263 is a NA clinical trial of Scaling and polishing in Rheumatoid Arthritis, sponsored by Makerere University.

Who is sponsoring NCT03513263?

NCT03513263 is sponsored by Makerere University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03513263?

Interventions in NCT03513263: Scaling and polishing, oral hygiene instructions.

What condition does NCT03513263 study?

NCT03513263 studies Rheumatoid Arthritis, Periodontal Diseases.

Is NCT03513263 still recruiting?

NCT03513263 is currently status unknown. Last updated 1 May 2018.

Last reviewed 2018-05-01 · How we verify

NCT03513263

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Effect of Periodontal Care on Rhematoid Arthritis in Uganda

Status unknown NA Last updated 1 May 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Scaling and polishing in Rheumatoid Arthritis in 152 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

1 September 2017

Primary endpoint
1 September 2019

31 December 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Makerere University
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	152
Start date	1 September 2017
Primary completion	1 September 2019
Estimated completion	31 December 2019
Sites	1 location across Uganda

Drugs / interventions tested

Scaling and polishing
oral hygiene instructions

Conditions studied

Rheumatoid Arthritis — all drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis →
Periodontal Diseases — all drugs for Periodontal Diseases →

Sponsor

Makerere University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 90, any sex, with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Periodontal Diseases. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

this will be an RCT. to determine if non-surgical treatment for periodontitis can improve the disease activity score in 28 joints of rheumatoid arthritis in an African setting. Rheumatoid arthritis patients with periodontal disease will be randomised into an immediate intervention arm and a delayed intervention arm and both groups will be followed for two three monthly periods

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Non-surgical oral hygiene interventions on disease activity of Rheumatoid arthritis patients with periodontitis: A randomized controlled trial.
Buwembo W, Munabi IG, Kaddumukasa M, Kiryowa H, et al · · 2020 · cited 12× · PMID 32454955 · DOI 10.34172/joddd.2020.004

Verify or expand the search:

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03513263 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Makerere University
Last refreshed: 1 May 2018

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