The impact of the sugar tax on childhood dental caries in England

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• Conditions: Childhood dental caries; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17412377
• Lead Sponsor: Queen Mary University of London

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 12 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2026-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

Children that were admitted to hospital for the primary or control outcomes between 2008 and 2024

Exclusion Criteria

Not meeting the participant inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social inequalities (absolute and relative) in admission rates for caries-related extractions according to area deprivation, ethnicity and urbanicity measured using NHS Digital data at one time point

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The following secondary outcome measures assess the inequalities in the below negative control outcomes to account for confounding events and co-interventions ad are measured using NHS Digital data at one time point. These control outcomes are common reasons for hospitalization among children that were affected by the lockdowns during the pandemic but are unlikely to be affected by the SDIL:<br>1. Hospital admissions for bilateral tonsillectomies<br>2. Ventilation support for asthmatic patients<br>3. Appendicectomies<br>4. Removal of a foreign body from the nose or ear<br><br>.