Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 8:22 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:26 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06352580
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-04-08
First Post:
2024-04-05
Brief Title:
Covid-19 Pandemic and Pediatric Dentistry
Sponsor:
Abant Izzet Baysal University
Organization:
Abant Izzet Baysal University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Parents Approach to Dental Treatment of Their Children in the Presence of Covid-19 Infection and Vaccine A Pediatric Perspective
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which emerged in Wuhan China in 2019 and causes severe respiratory infection poses a potential risk for dentists and patients during dental treatments It is a common situation during the pandemic period for parents of children needing dental treatment to want to postpone their childrens treatment due to Covid-19 This study aimed to evaluate parents concerns about their childrens dentist appointments and ongoing dental treatments in the presence of the quarantine imposed due to Covid-19 and the Covid-19 vaccines that have started to be administered worldwide In the study an informative survey consisting of 26 questions was applied to determine how parents feel about the COVID-19 pandemic how concerned they are about their childrens oral health and dental treatment plan and the changes caused by COVID-19 vaccination practices The questions were created by 3 different experienced dentists and analysed by 2 different experienced dentists Questions 7 and 26 were repeated at the beginning and end of the survey to give the same question and answer meaning Thus the reliability of the survey was tested
Detailed Description:
This study was carried out on the parents of pediatric patients who applied to Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry between 2022 March and 2022 June Ethical approval of the study was approved by Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Clinical Research Ethics Committee Ethics Number 202212 In the study an informative survey consisting of 26 questions was applied to determine how parents feel about the COVID-19 pandemic how concerned they are about their childrens oral health and dental treatment plan and the changes caused by COVID-19 vaccination practices Table 1 It was aimed to apply a survey to all parents of patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria after ethics committee approval was obtained provided that at least 400 participants were provided
Inclusion Criteria Being over 18 years old Volunteering for the study Being mentally healthy Parents who apply to the paediatric dentistry clinic for the treatment of their child aged 0-14 years Being able to read and understand Turkish Being a citizen of the Republic of Turkey Exclusion Criteria The patient is not accompanied by a parent Not being able to read and understand Turkish Not volunteering for the study The questions were created by 3 different experienced dentists and analysed by 2 different experienced dentists Participants were asked questions such as their age gender city of residence whether they had symptoms related to COVID-19 whether they had received dental treatment and whether they had been vaccinated against COVID-19 and if so which vaccine they preferred and why In terms of the reliability of the comprehensibility of the survey Questions 7 and 26 were repeated at the beginning and end of the survey to give the same question and answer meaning Thus the reliability of the survey was tested
Statistical Analysis In this study the relationships between categorical data were analysed by Pearsons Chi-squared Test when the sample size assumption was met n5 and by Fishers Exact test when it was not met Multiple Chi-Square test was used to investigate the relationship between multiple-choice questions Analyses were performed in IBM SPSS 25 programme P005 was considered statistically significant
Inclusion Criteria Being over 18 years old Volunteering for the study Being mentally healthy Parents who apply to the paediatric dentistry clinic for the treatment of their child aged 0-14 years Being able to read and understand Turkish Being a citizen of the Republic of Turkey Exclusion Criteria The patient is not accompanied by a parent Not being able to read and understand Turkish Not volunteering for the study The questions were created by 3 different experienced dentists and analysed by 2 different experienced dentists Participants were asked questions such as their age gender city of residence whether they had symptoms related to COVID-19 whether they had received dental treatment and whether they had been vaccinated against COVID-19 and if so which vaccine they preferred and why In terms of the reliability of the comprehensibility of the survey Questions 7 and 26 were repeated at the beginning and end of the survey to give the same question and answer meaning Thus the reliability of the survey was tested
Statistical Analysis In this study the relationships between categorical data were analysed by Pearsons Chi-squared Test when the sample size assumption was met n5 and by Fishers Exact test when it was not met Multiple Chi-Square test was used to investigate the relationship between multiple-choice questions Analyses were performed in IBM SPSS 25 programme P005 was considered statistically significant
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None