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Improving Oral and Systemic Health in Individuals With Prediabetes Through Personalized Oral Hygiene Advice Provided by Dentists or by AI
Led by The University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2025-12-03
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
53 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Prediabetes is an intermediate stage before the development of diabetes, characterized by elevated blood glucose levels but lower than the diagnostic criteria of diabetes and is associated with multiple long-term complications. This systemic disease is mutually linked to inflammatory gum diseases through circulating inflammatory mediators. Controlling inflammatory gum diseases improves blood glucose levels and reduces long-term complications. While maintaining good oral hygiene through home care is essential for managing inflammatory gum diseases, close supervision of patients' home care is labor-intensive and expensive. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to provide personalized advice on the adequacy of patients' home care (oral hygiene). The investigators hypothesize that the use of AI can improve home care, thereby enhancing both gum health and systemic health, similar to human dental professionals.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Improving Oral and Systemic Health in Individuals With Prediabetes Through Personalized Oral Hygiene Advice Provided by Dentists or by AI
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age over 18 years and able to give informed consent
- Mentally and cognitively healthy
- At least 6 natural front teeth (incisors and canine) in upper or lower jaw
- Prediabetic with HbA1c 5.7% to 6.4%, fasting plasma glucose 5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L, and/or 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test 7.8 to 11.0 mmol/L
- Able to speak, read, or understand Cantonese to complete questionnaires
- Able to perform daily oral hygiene (brushing and interdental cleaning) independently
You will not qualify if you...
- Fewer than 6 natural front teeth in upper or lower jaw, with or without dental prostheses
- Current diagnosis or history of type 2 diabetes
- Mental illness or similar problems that prevent completing questionnaires
- Unable to perform oral hygiene due to oral conditions such as tumors or jaw fixation
AI-Screening
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Prince Philip Dental Hospital
Hong Kong, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, 999077
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Research Team
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Walter Y.H. Lam, Prof.
CONTACT
M
Mandy M Ho, Prof.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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