Prevalence of Self-medication for Dental Conditions by Parents for Their Children

Self-medication for Dental Conditions Clinical Trial

Official title:

Prevalence of Self-medication for Dental Conditions by Parents for Their Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04004780
• Other study ID #: dental self-medication
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: September 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: November 2020

Study information

• Verified date: June 2019
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: Faten Abdel Moniem, B.D.S 2012
• Phone: 01060012325
• Email: fatensal477[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate prevalence of self-medication for dental conditions by parents for their children.

Self-medications practices.

Description:

According to the World Health Organization, self-medication is the act of medicating oneself, either on their own initiative or on the advice of a close person, to treat self-recognized conditions or symptoms without supervision by a healthcare professional.

The growth and dissemination of self-medication practice represents a serious global public health issue, with increased risks of adverse drug reactions, non-beneficial drug interactions, drug abuse, and the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens.

Parents are the primary caregivers to whom children report their symptoms. But due to the presence of economic and time constraints, some parents seek the practice of self-medication for their children . However, children have a growing body reacting differently to the drugs (need of dose adjustment, choice of the proper route of administration and the need of taking in consideration the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics particularities of medicines) and therefore the inappropriate and unguided use of medications may lead to fatal complications.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: November 2020
• Est. primary completion date: September 2020
• Gender: All
• Age group: 3 Years to 10 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of healthy children up to 10 years.

• Parents who accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Guardians other than parents (child's father or mother).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Disease
• Self-medication for Dental Conditions

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

References & Publications (4)

• Bras Odontopediatria Clin Integr 2016; 16(1):229-34. https://doi.org/10.4034/PBOCI.2016.161.24.

• Dentistry, P. (2018). RESEARCH ARTICLE SELF-MEDICATION MEDICATION PRACTICES BY PARENTS IN CHILDREN FOR DENTAL CONDITIONS * Amrita Amrita Nayyar and Anand K. Tavargeri Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital

• Paulino, M. R., Clementino, M. A., Santos, H. B. de P., Batista, M. I. H. de M., Carvalho, A. A. T., Nonaka, C. F. W., & Sousa, S. A. de. (2019). Self-Medication for Toothache and its Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents. Pesquisa Brasileira Em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, 19(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4034/pboci.2019.191.3

• Santos ANM, Nogueira DRC, Borja-Oliveira CR. Self-medication among participants of an open university of the third age and associated factors. Rev Bras Geriatr Gerontol 2018; 21(4):419-27. https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562018021.170204

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	prevalence of self-medication	Questionnaire (binary or MSQ questions)	one year
Secondary	self-medication practices	Questionnaire (binary or MSQ questions)	one year