Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Trait Anxiety in Women on Oral Health Status and Oral Health Care-Seeking Behavior
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Conditions:
Anxiety Disorders
Oral Disease
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-55 years
Brief Summary
Trait anxiety is the tendency of an individual to perceive environmental stimuli such as different events and situations as threatening; it's stable and reflects how an individual generally feels. In...
Detailed Description
Trait anxiety is a major risk factor for developing anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder, all sharing the same genetic and environmental etiological factors. Another hypothesis is that the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Egyptian women
- Age range: From late adolescence to early elderly (20-55 years of age)
Exclusion
- Women who do not consent to participate in the study.
- Women who have any diagnosed medical disorders that directly affect their oral health (e.g. Diabetes).
- Women with any diagnosed mental disorders. (Due to the increased incidence of dental caries and gingival disease in addition to the side effects of psychotropic drugs).
- Pregnant women. (Due to the affection of gingival and periodontal condition).
- Women seeking dental treatment.(Otherwise, oral health care-seeking behavior will be biased).
- Their number will be reported by a flow chart.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 5 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
451 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04274855
Start Date
February 5 2020
End Date
December 30 2021
Last Update
March 26 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt