NCT03084484

Kiwifruit Effect on Periodontal Inflammation Kiwifruit Effect on Periodontal Inflammation

The Effect of Twice Daily Kiwifruit Consumption on Periodontal and Systemic Conditions Before and After Treatment: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pisa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The importance of micronutrients has been extensively reviewed and it was concluded that for prevention and treatment of periodontitis daily nutrition should include sufficient antioxidants, vitamin D and calcium. Up to now there is limited research available investigating the effect of vitamin C supplementation on the periodontal condition. Supplementation of vitamins and micronutrients has however raised numerous questions on clinical efficacy. Recently, a significant increase of medical literature on the effect of nutraceutical dietary aliments on general health has been noted. the aim of the present study is twofold. The first objective is to investigate the effect of twice-daily kiwifruit consumption as sole treatment modality in untreated periodontitis, followed after two months by initial periodontal therapy supported by continued kiwifruit consumption. The second objective is to investigate the effect of twice daily kiwifruit consumption on periodontal and systemic parameters of these periodontitis patients 3 months after treatment.

Conditions

• Periodontitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Kiwifruit addition to the diet	Subjects were instructed to eat two kiwifruit per day during the whole study period. No recommendation on the type of kiwifruit, brand or origin was delivered. Kiwifruit was suggested to be taken as a whole and not mixed with sugar or other ingredients. No changes to their routinely dietary habits were suggested.
PROCEDURE	Non Surgical periodontal treatment	Non-surgical treatment of periodontal pockets with hand and ultrasonic instrumentation

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2016-05-01
• First posted: 2017-03-21
• Last updated: 2017-03-21