Patient Worries Previous to Dental Treatment

Recruiting

• Conditions: Patients

• Registration Number: NCT06396442
• Lead Sponsor: Aula Dental Avanzada

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter cross-sectional study that aims to provide a snapshot of the experience of patients before starting dental treatment.

Detailed Description

Although the information is of limited duration, it could represent a descriptive view of a particular context of the dental profession in Spain. This qualitative information on patients' concerns may help the clinician to categorize patients' concerns, facilitate communication, and manage their expectations before initiating treatment.

Patients attending 6 different clinics in Spain consecutively for two years constitute the study sample. Questionnaires will be given to patients who consented to participate in the study, prior to the start of treatment. In addition to the questionnaire, additional demographic data will also be recorded.

The data will be analyzed statistically and appropriate conclusions will be drawn.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-28
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-01
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-02
• Study Start: 2024-05-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-08
• Primary Completion: 2025-05-01
• Study Completion: 2025-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients who are going to receive dental treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Worry or anxiety	Day 0	Degree of concerns and anxiety the patient has prior to dental treatment by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".
Fear of anesthesia	Day 0	Degree of fear of anesthesia before undergoing dental treatment by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".
Treatment aesthetic effect	Day 0	Degree of fear of the aesthetic effect that the treatment could have by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".
Economic cost	Day 0	Degree of fear of the economic cost of the treatment by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".
Fear of pain	Day 0	Degree of fear of pain before undergoing dental treatment by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".
Fear of postoperative pain	Day 0	Degree of fear of postoperative pain before undergoing dental treatment by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".
Fear of chewing disability	Day 0	Degree of fear of not being able to eat well after dental treatment by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".
Fear of contagion	Day 0	Degree of fear of possible contagion during treatment by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) form 0 to 10, being 0 "None" and 10 "Very much".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clínica Dental Esteve; 🇪🇸 Alicante, Spain