# Periodontal Infection and Prematurity Study

> **NCT00116974** · PHASE3 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Pennsylvania** · enrollment: 2100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Periodontal Diseases
- Premature Birth

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Scaling and root planing

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00116974
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2004-10
- **Primary completion:** 2009-02
- **Final completion:** 2009-02
- **Target enrollment:** 2100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** Protocol Expired. Terminated by IRB
- **Last updated:** 2016-08-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00116974

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00116974, "Periodontal Infection and Prematurity Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00116974. Licensed CC0.

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