Status:

WITHDRAWN

Study of Hemostatic Efficacy of the HemCon Dental Dressing in a Population Treated With Anticoagulant Medications

Lead Sponsor:

HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc

Conditions:

Tooth Extractions

Eligibility:

All Genders

14+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the HemCon Dental Dressing is effective in stopping bleeding during dental surgeries in patients taking anticoagulant medications.

Detailed Description

As the HemCon® Dental Dressing has been FDA cleared for use as a physical barrier for temporary protection of oral mucosal tissue and to provide pain relief, the proposed study will further investigat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who are currently taking oral anticoagulant medications and eligible for surgery following standards of care
  • Patients requiring a minimum of 2 tooth extraction procedures.
  • Index pairing must reflect anatomically similar extraction locations
  • 14 years of age or older
  • Available for a minimum of one post operative evaluation approximately 7 days post surgery
  • Extraction sites do not require primary closure or suturing
  • Willingness and ability to provide informed consent/ assent

Exclusion

  • Scheduled to undergo a procedure other than tooth extractions
  • In the Investigators opinion, dental surgery may pose a serious risk of uncontrollable bleeding due to anticoagulant use
  • Scheduled to undergo 2 extractions, anatomically dissimilar
  • Extraction procedures are expected to require primary closure or suture
  • Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent/ assent
  • Patients undergoing bisphosphonate therapy
  • Patients not under current treatment with an oral anticoagulant medication
  • Patients who have discontinued the use of anticoagulant medications for a minimum of 3 days prior to the planned surgical visit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00707564

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

January 1 2009

Last Update

September 24 2012

Active Locations (2)

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Rodney Nichols, DMD

Milwaukie, Oregon, United States, 97222

2

Jay P. Malmquist, DMD

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97221