The Influence of Communication After Placement of Orthodontic Fixed Appliances on Pain, Anxiety and Oral Health Quality of Life Among Malaysian Population

NCT ID: NCT03816943

Last Updated: 2019-01-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-16

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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Assessing the influence of a telephone call or Whatsapp instant text message post bond up of fixed appliances on Pain Visual Analogue Scores, State-Trait Anxiety and Oral Health Quality of Life

Detailed Description

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Methodology

Sample 250 new orthodontic patients that meet the research criteria, will be randomly divided into 3 groups (Group 1: Phone call, Group 2: WhatsApp message, Group 3: Control).

Intervention During the bond up appointment, all participants will receive the same advice on pain management. The control group (Group 3) will receive no post bond up intervention whereas the remaining two groups will either receive a single instant text message via WhatsApp (Group 2) or a telephone call (Group 1) 4-7 hours after bond up to provide pain advice, motivation and reassurance. No further message or phone call will be carried out unless the phone call group is unable to be contacted within the 4-7 hour time frame. In this instance, a second phone call will be attempted within 24 hours. The timing of the intervention is based on studies which suggest that pain starts approximately after 4 hours and peaks at 24 hours.

Questionnaires

During the duration of the study, all patients will be required to complete three separate online questionnaires at various time points over a 7-day period. The questionnaires include:

1. Self-reported pain which consists of a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and a question on analgesic consumption
2. Anxiety questionnaire using the state scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
3. Oral health related quality of life using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14

The questionnaires will need to be completed prior to bond up to serve as base line records (T0) and again 4 hours post bonding (T1) followed by daily for the next 7 days at the same time (T2, T3....T7). All questionnaires will be completed online to facilitate easier submission. A link to the online survey will be emailed directly to the patients daily as each patient will have to complete the survey at different times depending on the timing of their bond up appointment.

An additional pain questionnaire (TE) will be completed prior to extractions to make sure pain levels have returned to normal during the bond up appointment.

Statistical analysis Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) will be used to analyse the data.

To reduce risk of bias, the clinician, patient and the statistician will be blinded to the intervention groups.

Conditions

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Orthodontic Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control

control group with no intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Whatsapp

intervention group receiving a Whatsapp instant text message with encouraging words after bond up of fixed appliances

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Whatsapp

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

a WhatsApp message with encouraging words will be sent after bond up

Call

intervention group receiving a phone cal with encouraging words after bond up of fixed appliances

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Call

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

a telephone call will be made after bond up to provide encoring words

Interventions

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Whatsapp

a WhatsApp message with encouraging words will be sent after bond up

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Call

a telephone call will be made after bond up to provide encoring words

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* New patients requiring fixed preadjusted appliances in both arches
* Age ≥ 16 years old
* Patients of Mongoloid ethnicity
* Patients with access to a cellular phone with Whatsapp instant messaging app
* Patients with access to internet services and email account for questionnaire completion
* Patients with partial bond up e.g delayed bond up of lower incisors or upper laterals

Exclusion Criteria

* History of reported chronic use of analgesic medication
* History of chronic pain related pathology or disease
* History of previous fixed orthodontic intervention
* Patients that have recently had teeth extracted less than 2 weeks prior to bond up
* Patients requiring bond of both arches on separate days
* Syndromic patients
Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Malaya

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Yasmin Kamarudin

Principle investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Malaysia

Central Contacts

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yasmin kamarudin

Role: CONTACT

+60196161952

Facility Contacts

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yasmin kamarudin

Role: primary

References

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Bartlett BW, Firestone AR, Vig KW, Beck FM, Marucha PT. The influence of a structured telephone call on orthodontic pain and anxiety. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 Oct;128(4):435-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2004.06.033.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16214624 (View on PubMed)

Cozzani M, Ragazzini G, Delucchi A, Barreca C, Rinchuse DJ, Servetto R, Calevo MG, Piras V. Self-reported pain after orthodontic treatments: a randomized controlled study on the effects of two follow-up procedures. Eur J Orthod. 2016 Jun;38(3):266-71. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjv032. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26070922 (View on PubMed)

Keith DJ, Rinchuse DJ, Kennedy M, Zullo T. Effect of text message follow-up on patient's self-reported level of pain and anxiety. Angle Orthod. 2013 Jul;83(4):605-10. doi: 10.2319/091812-742.1. Epub 2012 Dec 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23210546 (View on PubMed)

Mansor N, Saub R, Othman SA. Changes in the oral health-related quality of life 24 h following insertion of fixed orthodontic appliances. J Orthod Sci. 2012 Oct;1(4):98-102. doi: 10.4103/2278-0203.105880.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24987635 (View on PubMed)

Ngan P, Kess B, Wilson S. Perception of discomfort by patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1989 Jul;96(1):47-53. doi: 10.1016/0889-5406(89)90228-x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2750720 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RF004E-2018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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