Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:58 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:58 PM
NCT ID:
NCT05146557
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* obesity in case group (having a BMI above the 97th percentile + 2.17 to+2.18 SDS),
* normal weight in the control group (BMI between the 10th and 90th percentile -1.64 to +1.64 SDS). Obese and normal weight groups were defined using the BMI according to the European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) and the growth curves for Flemish boys and girls (2-20years).
Exclusion Criteria:
* smoking
* chronic disease
* receive treatment with antibiotics three months prior to the study
* consume medications with side effects on the gums
* wearing orthodontic appliances
* other ethnicity (not Belgian) were excluded as ethnicity is an influential factor in the relation between caries and obesity.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
11 Years
Maximum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT05146557
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT05146557