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Effectiveness of an equipment to reduce the dispersion of particles in emergency dental care during the Covid-19 pandemic

Effectiveness of three prototypes of a device to reduce aerolization dispersion in emergency dental care in times of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9rnkbs
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-09-22
Start date
2020-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Coronavirus Infections

Interventions

Participants will undergo routine emergency dental consultation, being randomly assigned to four experimental groups (n = 15). In the control group (CG), care will be performed according to the standa
Device
4943

Sponsors

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Lead Sponsor
Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 18, of any sex; Need for emergency dental consultation with indication of procedures that require the use of high-speed turbines and / or ultrasound tips; Written consent to participate voluntarily in the study, upon signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age below 18 years; Need for emergency dental consultation without indicating procedures that require the use of high-speed turbines and / or ultrasound tips; Use of antibiotic medication in the last six months; Any systemic condition that requires the use of prophylactic antibiotic medication prior to dental consultation (eg, mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation); Presence of signs and symptoms compatible with acute respiratory syndrome, such as difficulty in breathing and fever (temperature> 38oC).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the difference in the amount of microorganisms between the pre- and postoperative period, by measuring the mean count of colony forming units (CFU) of all ten sites collected, in each participant, based on a variation of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaximiliano Gomes

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

maximiliano.gomes@pucrs.br+55-051-999569626

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)