Drug-free Without Toothache. A Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment

Drug-free Without Toothache. A Non-randomized Intervention Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05606562

Acronym

RUST

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-04

Start date

2022-04-06

Completion date

2026-12-31

Last updated

2022-11-04

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Conditions

Dental Caries, Substance Abuse

Keywords

Non Randomized Interventional study

Brief summary

Objectives: The main objective of the study is to investigate 1. How many patients will attend and complete dental care if they are offered it for free during the stay at The department of substance abuse treatment, University Hospital North Norway (UNN) in Narvik. 2. Explore whether a parallel dental treatment in addition to the other treatment at the department has a beneficial effect on the abuse treatment, or whether it can be disruptive to offer dental treatment in combination with admission for drug rehabilitation?

Detailed description

This is a non-randomized clinical study without a control group. Approximately 50 persons admitted to The department of substance abuse treatment (Russeksjon UNN Narvik) will be offered free dental service during treatment for drug addiction.

Interventions

PROCEDUREDental care

Participants will be offered free dental care

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

People who are hospitalized for drug abuse at Russeksjon UNN Narvik.

Exclusion criteria

Non

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dental treatment	Approximately 12 weeks	Proportion of participant who attend and complete dental treatment during the hospital stay.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Probability measures	Approximately 12 weeks	Measurement of drop-out from dental treatment. Which factors increase the success of dental treatment (we do not know which factors this will be. This is an exploratory analysis.
Aspects of dental treatment	Approximately 12 weeks	Will dental treatment have positive or negative impact on drug abuse treatment

Countries

Norway

Contacts

Primary ContactStian Anthonsen, MD

andreas.holund@unn.no97710986

Backup ContactStian Anthonsen

stian.anthonsen@unn.no+4797710986

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026