Usage of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Survey Among Egyptian Dental Practitioners

NCT ID: NCT04747743

Last Updated: 2022-05-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 170 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-02-10
• Study Completion Date: 2021-03-15

Brief Summary

Pharmacists may also logistically serve as ideal health-care destinations to implement and deliver prevention, early intervention, and referral of oral health services to reduce the incidence of potentially preventable oral conditions including tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer. Interprofessional teamwork between pharmacist and dentistry may help to encourage pharmacists to take a more active role in promoting oral health. By providing information and assistance for self-care and the use of over the counter (OTC) products for minor problems on oral health, it can provide better patient care in the Malaysian health-care system

Detailed Description

Skeletal muscle relaxants (SMR) are a diverse group of medications that are not chemically related like other drug classes and work through a variety of mechanisms. The term "muscle relaxant" is used to refer to two major therapeutic groups: neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytic. Some of them are working mainly through the central nervous system; they have many adverse effects such as sedation and dizziness that may limit their use.

Pharmacists may also logistically serve as ideal health-care destinations to implement and deliver prevention, early intervention, and referral of oral health services to reduce the incidence of potentially preventable oral conditions including tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer. Interprofessional teamwork between pharmacist and dentistry may help to encourage pharmacists to take a more active role in promoting oral health. By providing information and assistance for self-care and the use of over the counter (OTC) products for minor problems on oral health, it can provide better patient care in the Malaysian health-care system

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Bruxism

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Egyptian dental practitioners

170 dental practitioners in Egypt (professionals both academic and nonacademic).

a self structured questionnaire

Intervention Type: OTHER

A self structured questionnaire to assess knowledge of skeletal muscle use in dental practice

Interventions

a self structured questionnaire

A self structured questionnaire to assess knowledge of skeletal muscle use in dental practice

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• academic dental practitioners in Egypt
• nonacademic dental practitioners in Egypt

Exclusion Criteria

• Age less than 20 or more than 60
• Non-dental

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

British University In Egypt

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Future University in Egypt

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Doaa Mohamed Salah ElDin Diab ELBohy

Associate professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Future University in egypt

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

FUE.REC 1/1-2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id