Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Dental-Child Interaction Training

Lead Sponsor:

University of Florida

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Conditions:

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Child Behavior

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this behavioral, interventional clinical trial is to provide a specialized workshop training for dental providers (e.g., dentists, hygienists, assistants) to improve interactions with youn...

Detailed Description

This is a cluster randomized clinical trial, with a two-group, parallel, delayed treatment design. After being informed abut the study and potential risks, all dental provider participants giving wri...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Dental Providers
  • Licensed dentist, licensed or certified dental hygienist, or dental assistant
  • Provides (or willing to consider providing) dental treatment for children between 2 years and 10 years old -\>= 18 years old
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • Willing to be videotaped
  • Parent/Caregivers
  • Understands spoken and written English
  • Willing to be videotaped
  • Provide signed and dated informed consent form
  • Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
  • Child Dental Patients
  • Child between 2 years, 0 months, and 0 days, and 10 years, 11 months, 30 days old
  • Receiving preventive, restorative, emergency or any other dental treatment
  • Accompanied by a parent/caregiver
  • Understands spoken and written English
  • Willing to be videotaped
  • Parent/guardian provides signed and dated informed consent form
  • Provide assent (if 7+ years old and who do not have an obvious cognitive impairment or are "mentally immature")
  • Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
  • In good general health as evidenced by medical history

Exclusion

  • Cognitive impairment or developmental delay
  • Major medical problem in child
  • Autism or other developmental/neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Anything that would place the individual at increased risk or preclude the individual's full compliance with or completion of the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 15 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

264 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06138405

Start Date

January 15 2026

End Date

August 31 2029

Last Update

October 15 2025

Active Locations (4)

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1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States, 72701

2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 30608

3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506