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NCT Number: NCT05606562

Drug-free Without Toothache. A Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment

Objectives: The main objective of the study is to investigate

1. How many patients will attend and complete dental care if they are offered it for free during the stay at "The department of substance abuse treatment, University Hospital North Norway (UNN) in Narvik". 2. Explore whether a parallel dental treatment in addition to the other treatment at the department has a beneficial effect on the abuse treatment, or whether it can be disruptive to offer dental treatment in combination with admission for drug rehabilitation?

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Key information

Conditions

Substance Abuse Chemically-Induced Disorders Dental Caries Mental Disorders Stomatognathic Diseases Substance-Related Disorders Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital North Norway

Narvik, Nordland, 8521, Norway

Location status: Recruiting

About this study

This is a non-randomized clinical study without a control group. Approximately 50 persons admitted to "The department of substance abuse treatment (Russeksjon UNN Narvik)" will be offered free dental service during treatment for drug addiction.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

People who are hospitalized for drug abuse at Russeksjon UNN Narvik.

Exclusion criteria

Non

Treatment and study plan

Dental care

Procedure

Participants will be offered free dental care

Primary outcomes

  1. Dental treatment

    Time frame: Approximately 12 weeks

    Proportion of participant who attend and complete dental treatment during the hospital stay.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Probability measures

    Time frame: Approximately 12 weeks

    Measurement of drop-out from dental treatment. Which factors increase the success of dental treatment (we do not know which factors this will be. This is an exploratory analysis.

  2. Aspects of dental treatment

    Time frame: Approximately 12 weeks

    Will dental treatment have positive or negative impact on drug abuse treatment

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Stian Anthonsen

CONTACT

[email protected]

+4797710986

Stian Anthonsen, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

97710986

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital of North Norway

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Drug-free Without Toothache. A Non-randomized Intervention Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Acronym: RUST

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 4, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 4, 2022

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