A behavioural intervention to reduce the inequalities in the uptake of routine dental care: main trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Oral and dental health; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84666712
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Liverpool

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35672830/ (added 08/06/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1180

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (aged 18 years or over) seeking urgent dental care
2. Has not visited an NHS or Private dentist for a non-emergency appointment (i.e. when not in pain or symptomatic) for 2 years or more, and do not have a dentist who they visit regularly for routine care
3. Able to provide either a telephone number, email or postal address to allow follow up
4. Has provided written consent
5. Adequate understanding of spoken and written English
6. Responsible for making their own dental appointments i.e. not done by a carer

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have previously been enrolled in the RETURN feasibility study or main trial
2. Lives with, or related to, a participant in the RETURN feasibility study or main trial

Note: Patients who go on to have planned care with undergraduate students will not be excluded, although the route patients’ take to planned care will be reported.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified