NCT00067340.

Trial name or title	Caries transmission prevention in Alaska native Infants
Methods	RCT: NCT00067340
Participants	Recruitment target: 250 participants Inclusion criteria: primiparous or multiparous Alaska native mothers of all ages; in the last month of pregnancy; reside in the health service delivery area of the native health corporation, in one of the communities with the highest birth counts from 2002; eligible for obstetric care from the health corporation; plan to give birth to their infant in a specified city of Alaska Exclusion criteria: not reported Setting: North West Alaska, USA
Interventions	Intervention group: maternal chlorhexidine mouthwash prior to delivery (twice daily, over a two‐week period) followed by a subsequent two‐year period of maternal xylitol gum use Control group: standard care
Outcomes	Primary outcome: caries in children, assessed at 12 and 24 months Other outcomes: mother and child mutans streptococci counts, assessed at 12 and 24 months
Starting date	April 2003
Contact information	David Grossmman, email: not reported
Notes	Address of Principal Investigator/contact person: University of Washington, no further details provided