Usage of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Survey Among Egyptian Dental Practitioners

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Assessment of Dentist Pharmacist Communication About Usage of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Survey Among Egyptian Dental Practitioners

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04747743
• Other study ID #: FUE.REC 1/1-2021
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 10, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Future University in Egypt
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Pharmacists may also logistically serve as ideal health-care destinations to implement and deliver prevention, early intervention, and referral of oral health services to reduce the incidence of potentially preventable oral conditions including tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer. Interprofessional teamwork between pharmacist and dentistry may help to encourage pharmacists to take a more active role in promoting oral health. By providing information and assistance for self-care and the use of over the counter (OTC) products for minor problems on oral health, it can provide better patient care in the Malaysian health-care system

Description:

Skeletal muscle relaxants (SMR) are a diverse group of medications that are not chemically related like other drug classes and work through a variety of mechanisms. The term "muscle relaxant" is used to refer to two major therapeutic groups: neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytic. Some of them are working mainly through the central nervous system; they have many adverse effects such as sedation and dizziness that may limit their use.

Pharmacists may also logistically serve as ideal health-care destinations to implement and deliver prevention, early intervention, and referral of oral health services to reduce the incidence of potentially preventable oral conditions including tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer. Interprofessional teamwork between pharmacist and dentistry may help to encourage pharmacists to take a more active role in promoting oral health. By providing information and assistance for self-care and the use of over the counter (OTC) products for minor problems on oral health, it can provide better patient care in the Malaysian health-care system

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 170
• Est. completion date: March 15, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 10, 2021
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• academic dental practitioners in Egypt

• nonacademic dental practitioners in Egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age less than 20 or more than 60

• Non-dental

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bruxism
• Joint Diseases
• Muscle Hypotonia
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• a self structured questionnaire
A self structured questionnaire to assess knowledge of skeletal muscle use in dental practice

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Future University in egypt	Cairo

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Future University in Egypt	Ain Shams University, British University In Egypt, Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dental practitioner's knowledge about muscle relaxants indications	Extent of dental practitioner's knowledge about muscle relaxants indications in practice	1 month
Primary	importance of direct communication between dental practitioners and pharmacists in order to detect the communication barriers and how to overcome those barriers.	To assess and improve the communication between pharmacist- dentist regarding Skeletal muscle relaxant	1 month
Secondary	Dental practitioner's knowledge about muscle relaxants doses	Extent of dental practitioner's knowledge about muscle relaxants different doses in practice	1 month
Secondary	Dental practitioner's knowledge about muscle relaxants side effects	Extent of dental practitioner's knowledge about muscle relaxants possible side effects	1 month