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NCT Number: NCT05212142

A Strategy to Prevent the Recurrence of Dental Disease in Children Receiving Dental Treatment With General Anesthesia

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a preventive strategy in increasing return to follow up and recall appointments.

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Key information

Conditions

Caries

Age range

Up to 6 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • parent with child (patient) planned for dental treatment with general anesthesia (GA)
  • parent of a child (patient) age less than six
  • parent of a child (patient) with health status of healthy (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II).

Exclusion criteria

  • parents/guardians who chose not to participate in the study
  • parents who spoke a language other than English or Spanish
  • Parents of a child (patient) with special health care needs or patients of ASA III or IV status

Treatment and study plan

verbal education

Behavioral

Participants will receive oral health anticipatory guidance in the form of verbal and written education alongside the same preventive follow up and recall appointment schedule.

verbal education, visual aids, and motivational interviewing

Behavioral

Participants will receive oral health anticipatory guidance through a combination preventive strategy using motivational interviewing, individualized goal setting, visual aids, and verbal education alongside a preventive follow up and recall appointment schedule

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in parental self-efficacy (PSE)

    Time frame: Baseline to 2 weeks

    The PSE questionnaire adapted from an combination of questions developed by Dumka et al. and Johnston & Mash will measure parents perceived self-efficacy in controlling their child's oral health.

  2. Change in parent oral health knowledge

    Time frame: Baseline to 2 weeks

    A questionnaire developed by Alsada et al. will be adapted and used to test parent's knowledge of overall oral health.

  3. Follow up return rate

    Time frame: 2 weeks

    Number of participants who return for follow up in 1 - 2 weeks.

  4. 3-month recall return rate

    Time frame: 3 months

    Number of participants who return for follow up in 3 months.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Strategy to Prevent the Recurrence of Dental Disease in Children Receiving Dental Treatment With General Anesthesia: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jan 27, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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