Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Leena Smadi
ORCID ID
Contact details
P.O Box 2708
11953
Amman
11953
Jordan
+962 7 77411271
alsomadi@yahoo.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Can apex locator replace the working length radiograph
Ethics approval
Research was approved by the academic research deanship of Jordan University
Study design
Observational
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Pulp and periapical disease
Intervention
Root canal treatment using apex locator with versus without radiograph to determine working length
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Radiographic extent of root canal filling
Secondary outcome measures
Number of radiographs /patient/ treatment
Overall trial start date
01/01/2004
Overall trial end date
30/07/2004
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients refered for endodontic treatment at University hospital of Jordan
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
60
Participant exclusion criteria
Patients with cardiac pacemaker
Recruitment start date
01/01/2004
Recruitment end date
30/07/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Jordan
Trial participating centre
P.O Box 2708
Amman
11953
Jordan
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of Jordan (Jordan)
Sponsor details
Queen Noor Street
Amman
11953
Jordan
+962 6 5355000
l.smadi@ju.edu.jo
Sponsor type
Research organisation
Website
Funders
Funder type
University/education
Funder name
Jordan University (Jordan)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16472401
Publication citations
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Results
Smadi L, Comparison between two methods of working length determination and its effect on radiographic extent of root canal filling: a clinical study [ISRCTN71486641]., BMC Oral Health, 2006, 6, 4, doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-6-4.