Intellectual Disability, Variable
Conditions
Keywords
Intellectual and developmental disabilities, Telehealth interview, Pediatric dental care, Pre-Dental Care Telehealth Visit
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPre-Dental Telehealth (PDT)
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.
Sponsors
Boston University
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Have an appointment for a routine check up at the Pediatric Clinic or Pediatric Health Center at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine * Diagnosis of Intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) * Have a caregiver who is willing to participate in the study * Have a dental provider who is willing to participate in the study * English speaking
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants who successfully completed the dental visit goal | within 1 week of the dental visit | This will be assessed by reviewing the goal set in the PDT and comparing it to what was done at the dental visit. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver satisfaction | within 1 week of the dental visit | This outcome will be assessed by analyzing the 10 Likert scale items from a 13-item investigator developed survey. Each off the 10 items is answered with a 5 response Likert scale \[Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neither Disagree nor Agree, Agree, Strongly Agree\]. |
| Dentist satisfaction | within 1 week of the dental visit | This outcome will be assessed by analyzing the 10 Likert scale items from a 12-item investigator developed survey. Each off the 10 items is answered with a 5 response Likert scale \[Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neither Disagree nor Agree, Agree, Strongly Agree\]. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTRua Milaeh, DDS MPH
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKeri Discepolo, DDS MPH
Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Outcome results
None listed