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Navigational Assistance for Dental Disease

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Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up within 12 months of randomization

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Study Summary

This trial will test if providing oral health resources and navigational assistance to ER patients can help improve access to care.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for emergency department patients with unmet oral health needs who can consent, follow study procedures, and are reachable by phone. It includes adults and children over 1 year old with a guardian present. Participants must speak English or Spanish, have an ESI of 2-5, live in the specified area, and have a working phone number.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The MOLAR trial tests how different types of information affect patients' ability to access dental care. Arm A gets general oral health info handouts; Arm B receives geographically tailored info; Arm C gets the same as B plus help navigating services.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves informational interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional side effects are not expected. However, there may be indirect effects on patient stress levels or decision-making processes based on the type of assistance received.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ within 12 months of randomization

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~within 12 months of randomization

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within 12 months of randomization for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Linkage to oral health care

Secondary outcome measures

Oral health quality of life

Rate of linkage to oral health care at the neighborhood level

Repeat visits for oral health problems

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Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: C--geographic information and navigational assistanceExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Patients in Arm C will receive geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources plus active navigational assistance.

Group II: B--geographic informationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients in Arm B will receive paper handouts with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources.

Group III: A--general informationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients in Arm A will receive paper handouts with general oral health and aSDoH resources

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor

2,935 Previous Clinical Trials

13,196,592 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)NIH

300 Previous Clinical Trials

846,295 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the current sample size for this clinical investigation?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov data suggests that this trial, which was posted on August 25th 2023 and most recently updated on October 2nd 2023, is currently searching for participants. Approximately 2049 people need to be recruited from 1 hospital location."

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Are there any vacancies remaining for participants in this experimental study?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is actively recruiting patients at the present moment; it was initially published on August 25th 2023 and has since been regularly updated as of October 2nd 2023."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources

Margaret Samuels-Kalow 2023. "MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05688982.