Drug-free Without Toothache. A Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Dental care.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Substance Abuse, Dental Caries. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Norway
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Drug-free Without Toothache. A Non-randomized Intervention Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment.
Overview
Objectives: The main objective of the study is to investigate 1. How many patients will attend and complete dental care if they are offered it for free during the stay at "The department of substance abuse treatment, University Hospital North Norway (UNN) in Narvik". 2. Explore whether a parallel dental treatment in addition to the other treatment at the department has a beneficial effect on the abuse treatment, or whether it can be disruptive to offer dental treatment in combination with admission for drug rehabilitation?
Detailed description
This is a non-randomized clinical study without a control group. Approximately 50 persons admitted to "The department of substance abuse treatment (Russeksjon UNN Narvik)" will be offered free dental service during treatment for drug addiction.
Interventions
- Procedure Dental care
Participants will be offered free dental care
Primary outcome measures
- Dental treatment [Time frame: Approximately 12 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Probability measures [Time frame: Approximately 12 weeks]
- Aspects of dental treatment [Time frame: Approximately 12 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
People who are hospitalized for drug abuse at Russeksjon UNN Narvik.
Exclusion criteria
Non
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Norway · 1 center
- University Hospital North Norway — Narvik
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05606562 · #34765