A Pilot Project to Facilitate Dental Care and Reduce Barriers For Youth With Disabilities

Boston University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Intellectual Disability, Variable

Treatments: Behavioral: Pre-Dental Telehealth (PDT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06710483

H-45236

55211805 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized clinical trial is an innovative pilot project to determine the acceptance and impact of telehealth visits on youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), their caregivers, and dentists. The impact of the telehealth visit will be assessed by: 1) determining if the intervention group was more likely to achieve the set goals and 2) Likert scaled surveys of satisfaction of caregivers and dentists. Qualitative data will be collected to inform improvement on clinical interviews by the dentist.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have an appointment for a routine check up at the Pediatric Clinic or Pediatric Health Center at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
• Diagnosis of Intellectual or developmental disability (IDD)
• Have a caregiver who is willing to participate in the study
• Have a dental provider who is willing to participate in the study
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Pre-Dental Visit Telehealth Interview

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized into this arm will receive a scripted telehealth interview before the scheduled dental visit.The participant's' caregiver and dentist will complete a survey within a week of the dental visit.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pre-Dental Telehealth (PDT)

Routine Dental Visit

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants randomized into this arm will receive standard of care dental visit. The participant's' caregiver and dentist will complete a survey within a week of the dental visit.