The long-term effects of orthodontic growth modification for severe Class II anomalies

ISRCTN ISRCTN26364810
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN26364810
Secondary identifying numbers G9901331
Submission date
19/01/2001
Registration date
19/01/2001
Last edited
07/09/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Oral Health
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Professor Kevin O'Brien
Scientific

Department of Dental Medicine and Surgery
University Dental Hospital of Manchester
Higher Cambridge Street
Manchester
M15 6FH
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesThe proposed study is a follow-up to an existing MRC funded study into orthodontic growth modification treatment for Class II skeletal malocclusion, which:
1. Investigated early orthodontic intervention compared to a control group
2. Compared two orthodontic appliances in later intervention

The proposed study aims to
1. Compare early treatment patients and controls after any subsequent treatment received, to evaluate the long-term benefits/drawbacks of treatment timing
2. Evaluate the long-term effects of the appliances in the existing study
3. Start a new trial to compare the effect of two types of post-treatment retention on Class II patients who have finished orthodontic growth modification treatment

ISRCTN61138858 - grant G9410454 preceded this trial.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedDental
InterventionStudy 1: Early orthodontic treatment with Twin Block or untreated control
Study 2: Orthodontic treatment with a Twin Block or a Herbst appliance
Study 3: Orthodontic treatment with a Twin Block appliance randomised to fixed or removable orthodontic retention

ISRCTN61138858 - grant G9410454 preceded this trial.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureStudy 1
Children in the early group, already randomised to treatment or control, will be treated where necessary according to the protocol of the consultant. Records will be taken at the end of all treatment or after 5 years if there has been no treatment. The outcomes will be:
- Whether further treatment was needed.
- If treatment was needed.
- Duration of treatment.
- Did the treatment involve jaw surgery?
- The number of visits required to complete treatment.
- Dental change, recorded from study model analysis with the PAR index.
- Skeletal and Dental change, measured with cephalometric analysis.
- Change in patient perceptions with Piers Harris self-esteem measure.
- The cost of the treatment
- Trauma to the incisors?

Study 2
Patients already randomised to treatment with a Herbst or a Twin Block appliance (treatment now completed) will be followed up for a period of 5 years and the following outcome measures will be collected:
- Skeletal and dental change, measured with cephalometric analysis.
- Dental change, recorded from study model analysis with the PAR index.
- Change in patient perceptions with Piers Harris self-esteem measure.

Study 3
Patients finishing growth modification treatment with a Twin Block appliance will be randomised to two groups. One group will be given upper and lower removable retaining appliances, the other will have fixed retaining appliances fitted to the inside of their anterior teeth. Outcomes:
- Skeletal and dental change, measured with cephalometric analysis.
- Dental change, recorded from study model analysis with the PAR index.
- Change in patient perceptions with Piers Harris self-esteem measure.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration.
Overall study start date01/04/2001
Completion date30/09/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsStudy 1=160, Study 2=166, Study 3=160, Total=486
Key inclusion criteriaStudies 1 and 2 : Initial Dental overjet of greater than 7 mm; enrolment in the original Class II study.

Study 3: The patient has received Twin Block treatment followed by upper and lower fixed appliances; the original overjet was greater than or equal to 7 mm; any operator in the department provided treatment.
Key exclusion criteriaStudies 1 and 2: Initial dental overjet of less than 7 mm; enrolment in the original Class II Study.

Study 3: Individuals with clefts of the lip and/or palate or any other suspected identifiable syndromes; people with midline diastema not caused by incisor proclination; people with hypodontia; treatment discontinued early/poor oral hygiene.
Date of first enrolment01/04/2001
Date of final enrolment30/09/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Department of Dental Medicine and Surgery
Manchester
M15 6FH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Manchester (UK)
University/education

Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
England
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)161 306 6000
Website http://www.manchester.ac.uk/
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Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

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

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results of Study 1 01/09/2003 Yes No