Cross-cultural Adaptation and Translation Validation of the iADH Universal Case Mix Tool (UCMT).

NCT ID: NCT07290725

Last Updated: 2025-12-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the iADH Universal Case Mix Tool (UCMT) for dental care professionals working with people with disabilities.

The study will assess linguistic accuracy, applicability, and reliability/validity of the German, Spanish and Portuguese version of the instrument.

Detailed Description

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This study is a multicentre, non-interventional methodological study aimed at translating, culturally adapting, and validating the iADH Universal case mix tool (UCMT) for use by dental care professionals working with people living with disabilities; following international guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of measurement instruments.

The translation and cultural adaptation process will include forward and backward translations of the original UCMT (English) to German, Spanish and Portuguese. Two independent forward translations will be performed for each language, followed by reconciliation into a single version, based on semantic equivalence, clarity and cultural appropriatness. Blinded backward translations into English will then be conducted to ensure conceptual consistency with the original instrument.

A panel of experts, composed of dental experts and linguistic professionals fluent in both languages will review all trnaslated versions using a Delphi approach.Later, the adapted instruments will be reviewed by the original UCMT developers for the final approval. Concent Validity Index (CVI) of the translated UCMT will be evaluated through expert ratings and cognitive interviews with dental professionals experienced in special care dentistry.

Following the experts' validation, a pilot reliability phase will be conducted using standarised online clinical cases developed for the original versions of the UCMT. Participating raters will complete a online questionnaire using the translated UCMT. Intra and interrater agreement will be assessed to evaluate consistency of the translated instrument in a simulated clinical scenario.

This study does not involve real patients of the collection of sensitive personal data.

Conditions

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Dentistry

Keywords

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special care dentistry

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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special care dentists - spanish

Special Care Dentistry Specialist, native Spanish speaker

No interventions assigned to this group

Special care dentists - german

Special Care Dentistry Specialist, native German speaker

No interventions assigned to this group

Special care dentists - Portuguese

Special Care Dentistry Specialist, native Portuguese speaker

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Special care dentist
* Native in German, Spanish or Portuguese
* Agree to participate, complete the instrument 2 times
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Freiburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad Catolica de Cordoba

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Chile

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversitat

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sebastian Veliz

DDS, Researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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SFU - Online questionnaire

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

References

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Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Faulks D, McGrath C, Dougall A, Molina G. Development and Content Validity of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health Universal Case Mix Tool: A Consensus Study. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2025 Aug;53(4):402-412. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.13041. Epub 2025 Apr 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 40304234 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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17793138

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id