Clinical Trial

Salivary Microbiota and Antimicrobial Resistance in Relation to Chlorhexidine Use

Study acronym: SMARCH
Completed
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Summary
This study evaluated the ecological effects of 0.06% chlorhexidine toothpaste on the salivary microbiota of healthy individuals, focusing on taxonomic composition, functional shifts, and prevalence of predicted antimicrobial resistance genes. Saliva samples were collected from eleven healthy participants at three specific time points: baseline (following a 4-week run-in period using a control toothpaste), intervention (after 12 weeks of using 0.06% chlorhexidine digluconate toothpaste), and washout (after a subsequent 12-week period using the control toothpaste). Sequencing targeted the 16S rRNA V3-V4 region.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07570927
Lead Sponsor Masaryk University
Conditions Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Oral Microbiota, Oral Microbiome Health, Chlorhexidine, Saliva Microbiome
Enrollment 11 participants
Start Date 2022-04-11
Primary Completion 2022-11-29 (estimated)
Study Completion 2022-11-29 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-05-06