Assessment of Caries Impacts and Experiences in a Visually Impaired Versus Sighted Children Using CARIES-QC/A
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Автоматическая сводка по структурированным данным реестра. Она помогает сориентироваться, но не заменяет официальный протокол или оценку врача.
- Что изучают
- Это наблюдательное исследование: исследуемое лечение участникам по протоколу не назначают.
- Кому может быть актуально
- Состояния в реестре: Visual Impairment. Базовые параметры: 6 лет — 14 лет · Все.
- Что важно проверить
- Возраст, диагноз и пол — только базовые ориентиры. Предыдущее лечение, анализы и другие обязательные условия указаны ниже в критериях участия.
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Официальное название
Assessment of Caries Impacts and Experiences in a Visually Impaired Versus Sighted Pediatric Population Using a Caries-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study
Обзор
The goal of this observational study is to to compare dental caries impacts and experience among visually impaired and sighted children. The main question it aims to answer is: Among schoolchildren aged 6-14 years, does visual impairment compared to normal sight lead to poorer caries experiences and lower caries-related quality of life?
Подробное описание
This observational study aims to compare the quality of life between \&caries experience visually impaired and sighted children
Visually impaired people may be at a higher risk of developing oral diseases due to various limitations in activities and perception. In accordance with the WHO Global strategy and action plan on oral health 2023-2030, it is necessary to advance research on people with disabilities to identify the limitations and their consequences in receiving dental health as well as in maintaining good oral health.
Our pilot study showed mean CARIES-QC/A scores of 9.7 ± 7.3 for the visually impaired group and 4.1 ± 3.5 for the sighted group. While this points to a large effect size (d = 0.98), pilot data often inflate these numbers. To avoid an underpowered study, we adopted a more conservative, medium effect size (d = 0.5) for our calculations. This requires a minimum of 63 participants per group. To account for potential dropouts or incomplete data, we rounded our final target up to 70 participants per group.
Caries-related quality of life will be assessed as a primary outcome using CARIES-QC, which is administered to participants through an interview. while the secondary outcome, which is Caries Experience, will be assessed using DMF index for permanent dentition and DMF \& def index for mixed dentition Data collected will be saved and tabulated on a computer for backup and finally statistically analyzed.
the finding of this study aims to increase awareness, guide public health programs, reduce dental disease burden, strength school-community partnerships, and promote equity in oral healthcare for visually impaired children.
Practitioners will benefit from from this study by better understanding of the oral health needs of visually impaired children, the development of tailored preventive strategies, and contributions to evidence-based practice in pediatric and special-needs dentistry.
Первичные конечные точки
- Dental caries-related quality of Life [Срок оценки: 2 years]
Вторичные конечные точки (1)
- Caries experience score [Срок оценки: 2 years]
Критерии участия
Критерии включения
- Children's age ranges from 6 to 14 years.
- Apparently healthy children
- Parents' acceptance of their children's participation in the study.
Критерии исключения
- Children on long-term medication.
- Parents who refuse to participate in the study
Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.
Дизайн исследования
- Модель наблюдения
- Случай-контроль
Центры проведения
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Идентификаторы
NCT: NCT07665047 · AQ-Pedo-2026