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

Conditions

• Intellectual Disability, Variable

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

12 Years - 18 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Pre-Dental Telehealth (PDT) — BEHAVIORAL
  The PDT will be a scripted telehealth interview 3-7 days before the scheduled dental visit to review medical and dental history, to evaluate the participants' needs for the dental visit, and to set an agreed goal for the dental visit using shared decision making. The goal wlll be one of the following: Goal 1: exam cleaning only, Goal 2: exam and cleaning, Goal 3: exam, radiographs, and cleaning.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date

Aug 20, 2025

Status verified

May 2026

Primary completion

Sep 30, 2026

Completion

Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• Experimental: Pre-Dental Visit Telehealth Interview
  Participants randomized into this arm will receive a scripted telehealth interview before the scheduled dental visit.The participant's' caregiver and dentist will complete a survey within a week of the dental visit.
• No Intervention: Routine Dental Visit
  Participants randomized into this arm will receive standard of care dental visit. The participant's' caregiver and dentist will complete a survey within a week of the dental visit.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of participants who successfully completed the dental visit goal [ Time Frame: within 1 week of the dental visit ]

Central Contacts

• Keri Discepolo, DDS MPH
  617-358-6512
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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