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Condition (MeSH)

Gingivitis

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 603 trials for Gingivitis or a narrower condition beneath it. Colgate Palmolive has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 43.

MeSH D005891 Infections C01 C07
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Phase 1 Phase 1 21 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 8 Phase 2 Phase 2 35 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 49 Phase 4 Phase 4 48 Not applicable Not applicable 326 Observational Observational 113 Phase 1 Phase 1 21 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 8 Phase 2 Phase 2 35 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 2 Phase 3 Phase 3 49 Phase 4 Phase 4 48 Not applicable Not applicable 326 Observational Observational 113

Trials per phase (log scale)

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599 of the 603 trials are tagged with Gingivitis itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Gingivitis trials start? (24)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 1 trial is registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational
  • Other (Unknown)

Top of scale: 69

1999: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2003: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2004: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2006: 3 trials (Phase 3 3) 2007: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1) 2008: 11 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2009: 8 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2010: 11 trials (Not applicable 5, Phase 4 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2011: 10 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2012: 12 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 3, Phase 2 1) 2013: 19 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2) 2014: 27 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2015: 23 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2016: 25 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2017: 17 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 1 1) 2018: 30 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 5, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2019: 36 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2020: 32 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 2) 2021: 34 trials (Other 1, Observational 7, Not applicable 18, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2022: 35 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 22, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 2) 2023: 64 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 45, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2024: 69 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 33, Phase 3 9, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2025: 67 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 32, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 2)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 60
2025 67
2024 69
2023 64
2022 35
2021 34
2020 32
2019 36
2018 30
2017 17

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 75 trials starting in 2026 and about 67 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 18 months from start to primary completion across 42 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 6 months across 438 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Gingivitis trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 21
Phase 1/2 8
Phase 2 35
Phase 2/3 2
Phase 3 49
Phase 4 48
Not applicable 326
Observational 113
Unknown 1

How many Gingivitis trials are recruiting? (9)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 35
Recruiting 50
Enrolling by invitation 6
Active, not recruiting 16
Completed 423

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Gingivitis trials? (5)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Colgate Palmolive 43
Procter and Gamble 22
HALEON 12
GlaxoSmithKline 8
Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide 5

Which drugs are being tested for Gingivitis? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Potassium Nitrate Toothpaste 8
Stannous Fluoride 6
Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC) 4

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Stannous Fluoride Toothpaste 13
Chlorhexidine mouthwash 12
2% chlorhexidine 10
Colgate Cavity Protection Toothpaste 10
Double distilled water 6

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Gingivitis trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
PREMATURE DELIVERY 42 1
PRE-ECLAMPSIA 33 1
CHORIOAMNIONITIS 24 1
PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES 16 1
GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION 15 1

Which publications cover Gingivitis? (586)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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