Financial Incentives to Encourage Uptake of Preventive Dental Care Services Among Adults

National University of Singapore

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Dental

Treatments: Other: Comparator 1; Other: Comparator 4; Other: Comparator 2; Other: Comparator 3; Other: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07083453

NUS-IRB-2023-49

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to assess if financial rebates affect the uptake of dental services among adults, determine the optimal level of financial rebates to encourage dental visits, and assess the factors associated with the uptake of dental services.

Full description

Aim:

The project aims to assess the effect of various factors on the uptake of preventive dental services, including the impact of out-of-pocket costs on the uptake of preventive dental services.

The hypotheses of the study are:

1. Out-of-pocket costs affect the uptake of preventive dental services
2. A financial subsidy covering at least 50% of costs would increase the uptake of preventive dental services
3. Financial subsidies have a greater impact on dental utilization among low-income adults compared to high income adults

Enrollment: 5,500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between 21 and 85 years of age (inclusive)
• Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study
• Able to read and comprehend English

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with cognitive impairments or mental health conditions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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5,500 participants in 5 patient groups

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

$10 rebate offered

Treatment:

Other: Control

Comparator 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

$10 rebate offered with online and caries risk assessment

Treatment:

Other: Comparator 1

Comparator 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

$20 rebate offered

Treatment:

Other: Comparator 2

Comparator 3

Active Comparator group

Description:

$30 rebate offered

Treatment:

Other: Comparator 3

Comparator 4

Active Comparator group

Description:

$50 rebate offered

Treatment:

Other: Comparator 4