The Impact of Heavy Alcohol Use on Saliva and Oral Health
NCT06684483
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Background: People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have a higher rate of dental and gum disease. Poor oral health can increase the risk of other diseases, such as diabetes and stroke. Researchers want to learn more about how to identify developing inflammation in the mouth. They also want to know how improved oral health education and behaviors can affect inflammation in people with AUD. Objective: This study has 2 goals: (1) to test the usefulness of a new questionnaire about oral health and (2) to learn more about how oral health behaviors affect inflammation in people with AUD.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Alcohol Dependence
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- August 28, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Maryland · 1
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.