A Pilot Project to Facilitate Dental Care and Reduce Barriers For Youth With Disabilities

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Intellectual Disability, Variable

• Registration Number: NCT06710483
• Lead Sponsor: Boston University

Brief Summary

This randomized clinical trial is an innovative pilot project to determine the acceptance and impact of telehealth visits on youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), their caregivers, and dentists. The impact of the telehealth visit will be assessed by: 1) determining if the intervention group was more likely to achieve the set goals and 2) Likert scaled surveys of satisfaction of caregivers and dentists. Qualitative data will be collected to inform improvement on clinical interviews by the dentist.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-29
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-29
• Study Start: 2025-05
• Primary Completion: 2026-06
• Study Completion: 2026-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Have an appointment for a routine check up at the Pediatric Clinic or Pediatric Health Center at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
• Diagnosis of Intellectual or developmental disability (IDD)
• Have a caregiver who is willing to participate in the study
• Have a dental provider who is willing to participate in the study
• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants who successfully completed the dental visit goal	within 1 week of the dental visit	This will be assessed by reviewing the goal set in the PDT and comparing it to what was done at the dental visit.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver satisfaction	within 1 week of the dental visit	This outcome will be assessed by analyzing the 10 Likert scale items from a 13-item investigator developed survey. Each off the 10 items is answered with a 5 response Likert scale \[Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neither Disagree nor Agree, Agree, Strongly Agree\].
Dentist satisfaction	within 1 week of the dental visit	This outcome will be assessed by analyzing the 10 Likert scale items from a 12-item investigator developed survey. Each off the 10 items is answered with a 5 response Likert scale \[Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neither Disagree nor Agree, Agree, Strongly Agree\].

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Goldman School of Dental Medicine; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States