The effect of a post-operative telephonic follow-up conducted by an oral surgeon, on patient satisfaction among those undergoing minor oral surgical procedures at a specialized dental hospital in a Karnataka coastal district

Effectiveness of oral surgeon-led post-operative telephonic follow-up on the patient satisfaction among the patients undergoing minor oral surgical procedures in a tertiary care dental hospital in a coastal district of Karnataka- A randomised controlled study - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/07/090614

Enrollment

140

Registered

2025-07-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: telephonic survey: telephonic follow up calls to know the patient satisfaction after undergoing minor oral surgical procedures.This study will be carried out for period of 18 months Con

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All Surgical out-patients of 18 years and above undergoing any minor oral surgical procedure under local anaesthesia 2. Patients giving written informed consent to participate in the study 3. Minor surgical procedures under local anaesthesia that does not require hospitalisation or day care facility

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are not willing to share their telephone number with the treating doctor or don’t have a telephone number 2. Admitted patients undergoing minor surgical procedures for any reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess effectiveness of oral surgeon-led post-telephonic follow-up on the patient satisfaction among the patients undergoing minor oral surgical procedure in a tertiary care dental hospitalTimepoint: Baseline and 1 week Post op	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the improvement in patient compliance among healthcare professional-led post operative telephonic follow up group as compared to patients receiving current post-op standard of care.Timepoint: 1 week Post op	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSree Hari

Manipal College Of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

joanna.baptist@manipal.edu9480528512

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026