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Assessment of Dental Caries Among a Group of Institutionalized Orphan Children Compared to Parented School Children

Sponsor
Ahram Canadian University (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05652231
Collaborator
(none)
156
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Anticipated Duration (Months)
77.8
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Children from two orphanages will be examined for dental caries experience, in comparison to parented school children.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Diagnostic Test: caries assessment

Detailed Description

A total of 156 children were included in this study, they were, residing in governmental orphanage, non-governmental orphanage and parented children attending primary school. Written informed consent was obtained prior to the start of the study, form legal guardians or child's parent. Dental examination was carried out on an ordinary chair beside a window on day light. DMF and def indices were used to assess dental caries for primary and permanent teeth. Also, unmet treatment need index, care index and significant caries index were calculated.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational [Patient Registry]
Anticipated Enrollment :
156 participants
Observational Model:
Other
Time Perspective:
Cross-Sectional
Official Title:
Assessment of Dental Caries Among a Group of Institutionalized Orphan Children Compared to Parented School Children
Actual Study Start Date :
Nov 1, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Jan 1, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jan 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
School children (control group)

parented school children (control group)

Diagnostic Test: caries assessment
the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)
Non-Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 1)

Diagnostic Test: caries assessment
the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)
Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 2)

Diagnostic Test: caries assessment
the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. caries experience [baseline record]

    measured using DMF/ def index

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
6 Years to 12 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • apparently healthy children aged from six to12 years old
Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Ahram Canadian University Giza Egypt

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Ahram Canadian University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Mennat Allah Ashraf A.Elsabour, Primary Investigator, Ahram Canadian University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05652231
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • ACU 111
First Posted:
Dec 15, 2022
Last Update Posted:
Dec 27, 2022
Last Verified:
Dec 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dental Caries

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 27, 2022