Body Awareness in Dentistry Students and Working Dentists

Musculoskeletal Diseases Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Body Awareness and Its Relationship Musculoskeletal Problems in Dentistry Students and Dentists

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05829954
• Other study ID #: DBA123
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 20, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 20, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The current study aims to comparison the body awareness and musculoskeletal problems of 1st dentistry students, intern students and working dentists and also investigate the factors affecting the body awareness over the years in dentistry profession.

Description:

Dentists also have the highest prevalence among the occupational groups providing health services. More than 60% of dentists have pain in at least one of their body parts.Pain due to musculoskeletal disorders can affect body awareness of person have chronic pain. Body awareness is known as the capacity to distinguish body parts and has an important role in promoting well-coordinated movements. The current study aims to comparison the body awareness and musculoskeletal problems of 1st dentistry students, intern students and working dentists and also investigate the factors affecting the body awareness over the years in dentistry profession.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 443
• Est. completion date: August 20, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 20, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The inclusion criteria are being between the ages of 18 and 65 and had been practising dentistry for more than two years for dentists group.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria are had a surgical history of vertebral column or any neurological or inflammatory disorders or trauma history.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Image
• Dentistry
• Musculoskeletal Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• questionnaire
All questionnaire were obtained via online survey system.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hacettepe University	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Body Awareness Questionnaire	The questionnaire includes physical, emotional and social elements about the sensitivity of a person to normal or abnormal body conditions and processes and questioning the sensitivity to physical reactions. Participants were asked to rate between 1 and 7 for each of the 18 statements (1=Not at all relevant to me, 7=Very appropriate to me). The total score ranges from 18 to 126. As the score increases, BA increases.	At baseline
Primary	Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire	The questionnaire, was developed by Nordic Council of Ministers in 1987, evaluates musculoskeletal pain intensities of nine body parts; neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, upper and lower back, hip, knee and ankle in the last seven days. Pain intensities were questioned according to Visual Analog Scale.	At baseline
Secondary	Oswestry Disability Index	Oswestry Disability Index assesses ten different aspects of disability (pain, personal care, lifting, sitting, standing, sleeping, sex life, social life, walking, and travelling). Each parameter is scored from 0 to 5 (0; no functional limitation due to pain, 5; a significant functional disability due to low back pain). This questionnaire is scored using a global percentage score. The obtainable maximum score is 50.	At baseline
Secondary	Neck Disability Index	It is the most commonly used outcome measure for neck pain and it contains 10 subsections consisting of severity of pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work, driving, sleeping, and leisure activities. The questions are measured between 0-5 points (0: no pain and functional limitation, 5: worst pain and maximal limitation). The numeric response for each item is summed for a score varying from 0 to 100.	At baseline
Secondary	Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale	The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale is used for assessing the anxiety and depression levels of the patients. The items were scored from 0-3 (0: not present, 3: considerable). The cutoff scores were 10 for anxiety and 7 for depression. A high score indicates the risk of anxiety and depression.	At baseline
Secondary	Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia	Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale was used for evaluating kinesiophobia. Each item was scored on a Likert scale (1; Strongly disagree, 4; Totally agree) was used. Scores between 17 and 68 are obtained from the questionnaire. The higher score indicated a higher kinesiophobia.	At baseline
Secondary	Nottingham Health Profile:	It contains scales for physical mobility, social isolation, sleep, pain, emotional reactions and energy. The total score changes between 0-100 for each scale.	At baseline