Study Results
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
2049 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-08-25
2028-02-22
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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A--general information
Patients in Arm A will receive paper handouts with general oral health and aSDoH resources
General information provision
Patients will receive information with general oral health and aSDoH resources.
B--geographic information
Patients in Arm B will receive paper handouts with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources.
Geographic information provision
Patients will receive information with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources based on a directory created by the study team.
C--geographic information and navigational assistance
Patients in Arm C will receive geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources plus active navigational assistance.
Geographic information provision
Patients will receive information with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources based on a directory created by the study team.
Navigational assistance
Patients will receive phone-based navigational assistance from the study navigator.
Interventions
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General information provision
Patients will receive information with general oral health and aSDoH resources.
Geographic information provision
Patients will receive information with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources based on a directory created by the study team.
Navigational assistance
Patients will receive phone-based navigational assistance from the study navigator.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* No evidence of lack of capacity to provide verbal informed consent (as documented in the chart).
* Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available by phone for the duration of the study (as reported by the patient)
* Unmet oral health needs as ascertained by the Hope Home (adult) or Gazzaz (pediatric) questions
* Adult (age ≥18 years old) ED patient or pediatric ED patient (\>1 year of age) presenting with parent or legal guardian. Parent will be the primary study participant but if age \> 7 years, the child will provide assent for medical record review.
* Ability to communicate in English or Spanish (as reported by the patient)
* Emergency severity index (ESI) 2-5 (as documented in the electronic medical record)
* Residence within catchment area of 3-hospital region (defined by MGB home hospital catchment area) at initial enrollment (as reported by the patient)
* Working phone number
Exclusion Criteria
* Presenting from carceral facilities (per electronic medical record review)
* Presenting for acute mental health care under evaluation for Section 12 (per electronic medical record review)
* Patients presenting for assistance with intimate partner violence (IPV) or care following sexual assault
1 Year
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
NIH
Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Margaret Samuels-Kalow
Associate Professor
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD MSHP
Role: primary
References
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Simon L, Marsh R, Sanchez LD, Camargo C, Donoff B, Cardenas V, Manning W, Loo S, Cash RE, Samuels-Kalow ME. Mapping Oral health and Local Area Resources (MOLAR): protocol for a randomised controlled trial connecting emergency department patients with social and dental resources. BMJ Open. 2023 Dec 10;13(12):e078157. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078157.
Other Identifiers
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2022P003224
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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