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Impact of a Specific Collagen Peptide Food Supplement on Periodontal Inflammation in Aftercare Patients-A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Plain-language guide to PMID 36364735 (2022): randomized controlled trial of Copper (Supplement) in 39 patients.
Key Facts
- PMID
- 36364735
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Year
- 2022
- Study type
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- Jockel-Schneider Y et al. (6 authors)
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu14214473
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
Researchers studied Copper (Supplement) in this randomized controlled trial publication.
Background: This controlled clinical trial evaluated the impact of a specific collagen peptide food supplement on parameters of periodontal inflammation in aftercare patients.
At baseline, bleeding on probing (BoP; primary outcome), gingival index (GI), plaque control record (PCR), recession (REC) and probing pocket depth (PPD) for the calculation of the periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA) were documented.
Who Took Part
The abstract describes 39 patients taking part.
Methods: A total of 39 study patients were enrolled.
How the Study Was Run
The design is described as randomized and placebo-controlled.
Because people in this Copper (Supplement) study were split into groups at random, differences between the groups are less likely to reflect who happened to join each one.
The comparison arm used a placebo, so changes seen with Copper (Supplement) could be set against what happens without it.
What Was Measured
Background: This controlled clinical trial evaluated the impact of a specific collagen peptide food supplement on parameters of periodontal inflammation in aftercare patients.
At baseline, bleeding on probing (BoP; primary outcome), gingival index (GI), plaque control record (PCR), recession (REC) and probing pocket depth (PPD) for the calculation of the periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA) were documented.
PubMed files the paper under topics including Aftercare, Inflammation, Peptides, Collagen and Dietary Supplements.
Author keywords: bleeding on probing, food supplement, gingival, gingivitis, peptide fragment and periodontitis.
What This Means in Plain Language
The paper is a randomized and placebo-controlled study of Copper (Supplement) in 39 patients.
With fewer than 40 people, it is a small study, so it is better read as an early signal for further research than as a settled answer.
The publication is from 2022 (Nutrients), a journal based in Switzerland.
More context: the Copper (Supplement) compound page, all human trials.
Our Notes on the Compound
Copper (Supplement): The active site of cytochrome c oxidase is described as containing copper ions that are essential for electron transfer.
Related Pages
Source: PubMed record. This explanation is written by PeptideWhiz from the public record. For research and education only. Not medical advice; no dosing information is given.