Clinical Estimation of Dental Anxiety

Dental Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

Clinical Estimation of Dental Anxiety

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03596255
• Other study ID #: 0001
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: July 2018
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Introduction: Dental anxiety (DA) is treatable and preventable when dental personnel correctly estimate the patient's level of DA. Objective: To evaluate dental personnel's ability to estimate DA.

Description:

Method: All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden, were asked to consecutively recruit adult patients returning for their annual examination. The patient rated DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and a Visual Analogue Scale of dental anxiety (DA-VAS). The patient also recorded gender, age, level of education and confidence in handling DA. After the examination, the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a VAS. The examiner also recorded gender, age, profession, years of experience, country of education, interest in DA, special education concerning DA and confidence in ability to handle DA.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1230
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: December 20, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult patients returning for their annual examination on a public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden during a two week period.

Exclusion Criteria:

inability to fill in the questionnaire

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders
• Dental Anxiety

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Estimated level of DA
the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a 100mm VAS
• MDAS
The patient rated their DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Centrum för Orofacial Medicin, Torkelbergsgatan 11.	Linköping	Östergötland

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet	Ostergotland County Council, Sweden

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Estimated Dental anxiety on a 100mm VAS vs MDAS	The dental personnel's Clinical estimation of how dentally anxious their patient are (where 0mm represent minimal and 100mm maximal.) compared to the patients one rating of dental anxiety(Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal) .	through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of aproximatly 6 months
Secondary	The patients Dental Anxiety, measured whit the "Modified Dental Anxiety Scale"(MDAS)	The Patients own ration of how dentally anxious they are. Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal	through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of approximately 6 months