Dental PROBE (Dental Practice suRvey of Office Blood Pressure mEasurement)

NCT01604200 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 292-2011
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

20% of Canadians are hypertensive with approximately 200,000 new cases each year. Early detection of hypertension affects outcomes, reducing the risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and dementia. Screening strategies are required to identify the more than one third of Canadians with unrolled high blood pressure, in particular, younger men unaware of their condition, women over sixty years old, and underserved groups. A collaborative practice model linking dentists to other healthcare providers in a reporting network is a promising model for hypertension detection and management. There are 20,129 licensed dentists in Canada who graduate with the ability to measure blood pressure, and 74% of the population visits a dentist each year. This represents an opportunity, but information is required on Dental attitudes toward screening for hypertension before attempting to initiate a screening model. To engage dentists in hypertension detection requires an understanding of the practice environment and the factors that shape their beliefs, attitudes and behaviours regarding routine hypertension screening in their practices.

Conditions

Focus of Study is on Dentist's Attitudes Toward BP Measures

Keywords

hypertension; dentistry; blood pressure; measurement; screening; qualitative research

Study Arms (1)

Dentists

Dentists in practice

Behavioral: focus group

Interventions

focus group BEHAVIORAL

key informant review

Dentists

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Canadian dental faculties and regulators. Canadian dentists. Canadian dental patients. Canadian dental experts

You may qualify if:

• Dentists in practice

You may not qualify if:

• Unwilling to participate in study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Focus Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 21, 2012
• First Posted: May 23, 2012
• Last Updated: August 27, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-08

Locations

CA (1)