Overview

Caries Transmission Prevention in Alaska Native Infants

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2006-07-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
Female
Summary
The purpose of this study is to conduct a community based, randomized control trial to determine if the use of chlorhexidine mouth rinse and xylitol-sweetened chewing gum will reduce the vertical transmission of caries between Alaska Native mothers to their infants.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Collaborator:
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Treatments:
Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine gluconate
Criteria
- primiparous or multiparous pregnant Alaska Native mothers of all ages

- in the last month of pregnancy

- reside in the health service delivery area of the native health corporation, in one of
the communities with the highest birth counts from 2002

- eligible for obstetric care from the health corporation

- plan to give birth to their infant in a specified city of Alaska