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NCT04185987
Evaluation of the Contamination of Ligatures
NA trial testing Leone slide low friction elastomeric ligature in Orthodontics in 10 participants. Completed in 20 March 2018.
20 January 2018
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Gaziantep |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | basic science |
| Enrollment | 10 |
| Start date | 10 August 2017 |
| Primary completion | 20 January 2018 |
| Estimated completion | 20 March 2018 |
| Sites | 1 location across Turkey (Türkiye) |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Leone slide low friction elastomeric ligature
- RMO tough - o energy elastomeric ligature
- Dentsply sili tie elastomeric ligature
- AO twisted ended ligature wire
Conditions studied
- Orthodontics — all drugs for Orthodontics →
Sponsor
University of Gaziantep
Who can join
Adults 12 to 14, any sex, with Orthodontics. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This crossover, in-vivo study was carried out with 10 patients who have been started to be treated at Orthodontics Department. 3 elastomeric ligatures were examined in terms of microbiological and surface roughness.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Contamination of Low Frictional Elastomeric Ligatures by Streptococcus mutans: A Prospective RT-PCR and AFM Study.
Dagdeviren C, Gulec A, Eksi F, Saglam M, et al · · 2021 · PMID 35110186 · DOI 10.5152/turkjorthod.2021.20091
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04185987 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Gaziantep
- Last refreshed: 16 July 2020
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