Do information leaflets entitled "your first visit to the orthodontist" help to improve knowledge of, and satisfaction with, the initial orthodontic consultation

ISRCTN ISRCTN14198853
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14198853
Secondary identifying numbers N0207133393
Submission date
30/09/2004
Registration date
30/09/2004
Last edited
30/11/2015
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Oral Health
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs M J Brindley
Scientific

Department of Orthodontics
Liverpool University Dental Hospital
Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L3 5PS
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeOther
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title30/11/2015: no publications found on PubMed.
Study objectivesDo Patient Leaflets Inform?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedOral Health: Orthodontics
InterventionRandomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. To determine the effect of a patient information leaflet produced by Liverpool University Dental Hospital (LUDH) entitled "Your first visit to the Orthodontist" on patients' knowledge of the situation and subject
2. To determine whether an increase in patient knowledge leads to an improved satisfaction in the outcome of the consultation
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/10/2003
Completion date01/10/2004

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupMixed
SexBoth
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteriaPatients (children/adolescents over the age of 11 years and adults) attending for a new patient consultation appointment following referral from their general dental practitioner
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not meet inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment01/10/2003
Date of final enrolment01/10/2004

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Liverpool University Dental Hospital
Liverpool
L3 5PS
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan