Testing Educational Modalities for Temporomandibular Disorders Curriculum

NCT ID: NCT07203456

Last Updated: 2025-10-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-13

Study Completion Date

2026-10-01

Brief Summary

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This study is done to assess the change in confidence level, knowledge, and diagnostic ability in TMD-related aspects through the exposure to a Virtual Patient-Based Learning (VPBL) platform featuring temporomandibular disorder (TMD) cases among 3rd and 4th year predoctoral dental students at a larger predoctoral school.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Confidence Diagnostic Ability

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Educational intervention with virtual patient learning
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Clinical exposure to patients with TMD

Participants will be exposed to clinical patients with TMD

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Clinical exposure to patients with TMD

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in this arm will be exposed to patients with TMD signs and symptoms, to the history taking, interview, clinical examination, diagnostic process, and treatment plan under the supervision of an orofacial pain specialist

Clinical exposure to patients with TMD and virtual patient based learning (VPBL)

Participants will be exposed to clinical patients with TMD and to the corresponding virtual patient with the same TMD diagnosis featured on the VPBL

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Clinical exposure to TMD + VPBL

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be exposed to patients with TMD signs and symptoms (including history taking, interview, clinical exam, diagnostic process, and treatment plan) under the supervision of an orofacial pain specialist, and then will be exposed to the corresponding TMD patient on the VPBL, featuring virtual patients with TMD

Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL)

Participants will be exposed to review virtual patients featured on the VPBL

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL)

Intervention Type OTHER

A digital platform featuring 20 virtual patients has been built to increase predoctoral student clinical exposure to patients with TMD signs and symptoms

Interventions

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Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL)

A digital platform featuring 20 virtual patients has been built to increase predoctoral student clinical exposure to patients with TMD signs and symptoms

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical exposure to patients with TMD

Participants in this arm will be exposed to patients with TMD signs and symptoms, to the history taking, interview, clinical examination, diagnostic process, and treatment plan under the supervision of an orofacial pain specialist

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical exposure to TMD + VPBL

Participants will be exposed to patients with TMD signs and symptoms (including history taking, interview, clinical exam, diagnostic process, and treatment plan) under the supervision of an orofacial pain specialist, and then will be exposed to the corresponding TMD patient on the VPBL, featuring virtual patients with TMD

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Third or Fourth year dental students at the College of Dental Medicine at Midwestern University (Illinois)

Exclusion Criteria

* Dental students not enrolled at the third and/or fourth year of the College of Dental Medicine at Midwestern University (Illinois)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Midwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Midwestern University

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Linda Sangalli, DDS, MS, PhD

Role: CONTACT

630-515-4617

Facility Contacts

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Linda Sangalli

Role: primary

630-515-4617

Other Identifiers

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#IRB-24-0018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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