Behavioral Change Simulation Experiment Regarding Dentists' Repair Behavior

University of Göttingen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior

Treatments: Other: Treatment fee item; Other: Guideline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05335616

Repair-SimulationExperiment

22/4/22 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of two potential interventions on dentists' behavior regarding the repair of partially defective dental restorations.

Full description

Two potential interventions are delivered as written instructions to the participants. Dentists are asked to indicate their treatment preference for two given clinical scenarios (consisting of case vignettes, clinical photos, and radiographs) in two questionnaires prior (baseline data) and after receiving the intervention. Based on these data, the simulated behavior change (i.e. to repair or not to repair) will be assessed.

Enrollment: 2,944 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• General dentists, working in Germany and being listed in an address databse (www.adressdiscount.de)

Exclusion criteria

• Dentists who are not listed in the above-mentioned database
• Dentists who have previously declined to participate in future research from our department.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2,944 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention "Guideline"

Experimental group

Description:

Participants are given written information (a hypothetical new guideline).

Treatment:

Other: Guideline

Intervention "Treatment fee item"

Experimental group

Description:

Participants are given written information about a hypothetical new treatment fee item.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment fee item