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NCT00097656 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

MOTOR: Maternal Oral Therapy to Reduce Obstetric Risk

A NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,800
Enrollment target

NCT00097656: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

NCT00097656 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The registered enrollment target is 1,800 participants, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (28% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00097656, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,800 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether maternal periodontal therapy (tooth cleaning) decreases the rate of preterm deliveries at \<37 weeks gestation and to determine the effects of maternal periodontal therapy on the birth weight of infants born less than 37 weeks gestation.

Interventions

  • OTHER multi-center, randomized, controled periodontal therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,800 participants
Start Date 2004-02
Est. Completion 2010-05
Phase NA

What the finished NCT00097656 record still lists

NCT00097656 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,800 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (28% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which multi-center, randomized, controled periodontal therapy is the first listed.

NCT00097656 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00097656 about?

NCT00097656 is a clinical study titled "MOTOR: Maternal Oral Therapy to Reduce Obstetric Risk". The purpose of this study is to determine whether maternal periodontal therapy (tooth cleaning) decreases the rate of preterm deliveries at \<37 weeks gestation and to determine the effects of maternal periodontal therapy on the birth weight of infants born less than 37 weeks gestation.

What is the current status of trial NCT00097656?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1,800 participants. The study started on 2004-02. Estimated completion is 2010-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00097656?

The interventions under investigation include: multi-center, randomized, controled periodontal therapy (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00097656?

This trial is sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has 1,109 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00097656's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,800 57th of 2000 higher than 1,942 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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