COVID-19-Related Health and Practices Among Dental Hygienists

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

COVID-19-Related Health and Practices Among Dental Hygienists

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04542915
• Other study ID #: ADA20-11
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 29, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: American Dental Association
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

As dental practices reopen their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that dental hygienists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dental hygienists, determine what infection control steps dental hygienists take over time, describe dental hygienists' employment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 6976
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Dental hygienist

• Licensed in the United States

• 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not employed as a dental hygienist as of March 1, 2020

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Communicable Diseases
• Coronavirus Infection
• Coronavirus Infections
• Depression
• Infections
• Occupational Problems
• SARS-CoV Infection
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• No intervention
No intervention.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	American Dental Association	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
American Dental Association	American Dental Hygienists Association

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	COVID-19 probable or confirmed case	2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case as confirmed by clinician and/or detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen or antibody	18 months
Secondary	Anxiety	Assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4). Two items scored 0 to 3 (total score of 0-6), with higher numbers indicating greater anxiety.	12 months
Secondary	Depression	Assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4). Two items scored 0 to 3 (total score of 0-6), with higher numbers indicating greater depressive symptoms.	12 months
Secondary	Dental practice infection control efforts	Self-reports of infection control efforts in the respondents' primary dental practices.	12 months
Secondary	Personal protective equipment	Availability, frequency of use, and frequency of reuse of personal protective equipment	12 months
Secondary	Employment status	Self-descriptions of current level of employment as a dental hygienist and reasons for non-employment.	12 months