COVID-19 Related Health and Infection Control Practices Among Dentists

Sponsor
American Dental Association (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04423770
Collaborator
(none)
2,196
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

As dentists begin reopening their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of COVID-19 infection that dentists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. The goal of the proposed study is to understand U.S.-based dentists' health and dental-practice reactions to COVID-19. To estimate this, U.S-based dentists will be surveyed monthly. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dentists, determine what infection control steps dentists take over time, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: No intervention

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
2196 participants
Observational Model:
Ecologic or Community
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
COVID-19 Related Health and Infection Control Practices Among Dentists
Actual Study Start Date :
Jun 8, 2020
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 8, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jun 8, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
U.S. dentists

Dentists in the United States

Other: No intervention
No intervention; this is a purely observational study

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. COVID-19 probable or confirmed case [18 months]

    COVID-19 case as confirmed by clinician and/or detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA or a specific antigen in a clinical specimen

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Anxiety [12 months]

    Assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4). Two items scored 0 to 3 (total score of 0-6), with higher numbers indicating greater anxiety.

  2. Depression [12 months]

    Assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4). Two items scored 0 to 3 (total score of 0-6), with higher numbers indicating greater depressive symptoms.

  3. Dental practice infection control efforts [12 months]

    Self-reports of infection control efforts in the respondents' primary dental practices

  4. Dentists' use of personal protective equipment [12 months]

    Self-reports of personal protective equipment use

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Primary dental practice is in United States

  • 18 years of age or older

  • Dentist

Exclusion Criteria:

•Answered "no" to ADA survey sent May 2020 that read "As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the effect of COVID-19 on the dental team, the ADA is interested in collecting data related to infection rates. Would you also be willing to participate in a separate, longitudinal study that would require you to report whether you or your staff have exhibited symptoms of COVID-19, and whether you have been tested or diagnosed? The study would be anonymous and under IRB protocols."

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 American Dental Association Chicago Illinois United States 60611

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • American Dental Association

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cameron G Estrich, MPH, PhD, American Dental Association Science and Research Institute

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Cameron Estrich, Health Research Analyst, American Dental Association
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04423770
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 20-08
First Posted:
Jun 9, 2020
Last Update Posted:
Jul 22, 2021
Last Verified:
Jul 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Undecided
Plan to Share IPD:
Undecided
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Cameron Estrich, Health Research Analyst, American Dental Association
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 22, 2021