Can a Low-threshold Check-up Motivate Older People to Schedule a Dental Visit?

Oral Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Can a Low-threshold Check-up Motivate Older People to Schedule a Dental Visit? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06341959
• Other study ID #: GerodentPLUS1
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 25, 2024
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: Aster De Vleeschauwer
• Phone: +32470475369
• Email: aster.devleeschauwer[@]ugent.be
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

There is little research on the effect of oral screening campaigns for improving oral health in older people. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a low-threshold contact with an oral health professional, including an oral health examination, on dental attendance of older people (65 years of age or older).

Description:

The intervention group will be provided with tools to facilitate dental contact and will be informed about the importance of regular dental visits. Participants are given the opportunity to receive an oral examination. Afterwards, each participant will receive brochures with oral hygiene instructions to take home. Participants will receive information about any identified oral pathology. A referral letter for the dentist and a report for the general practitioner will also be prepared to increase social influence. If the participant doesn't have a dentist, the participant will receive a list of contact information for dentists in the area.

In the control group, no oral examination will be performed. However, participants will be given a list of nearby dentists and flyers with oral hygiene instructions.

In this way, we want to find out whether the presence of a dental professional with tailored advice is crucial to motivate an elderly person to good oral care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 194
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• 65 years of age or older

• home-dwelling within the selected regions (ELZ RITS en ELZ Scheldekracht)

• Dutch speaking

• no dental check-up in the last 12 months

• sufficient cognitive ability to answer the questions

Exclusion criteria:

• Failure to meet inclusion criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mouth Diseases
• Oral Disease

Intervention

Procedure:
• Oral screening
The participants in the intervention group will receive an oral examination. Subsequently, information about any identified problem will be given. Lastly, participants will receive a referral letter for their dentist and a report for the general practitioner. If the participants don't have a regular dentist, they will also be given a list with contact information of dentists in the area.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	UGent	Gent

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Contacted a dentist	Number of participants that have contacted a dentist within 4 months.	4 months