Patients' Willingness-to-pay of Endodontic Treatment

NCT03118323 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: WTP-Endodontic
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to determine the monetary value of endodontic treatment (primary root canal treatment) compared to the alternative treatment options, such as extraction with or without subsequent insertion of a dental implant or placement of a fixed dental prosthesis.

Conditions

Patient Preference

Keywords

willingness topay; WTP; health economic; preference-based measures

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Completion of a questionnaire

  10 minutes

Study Arms (1)

Patients in need of endodontic treatment

n = 200

Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

Patients are given a questionnaire with items related to personality and their willingness-to-pay for different treatment options.

Patients in need of endodontic treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

* Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany * Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

You may qualify if:

• Patients who are in need of an primary root canal treatment and who are able to give written consent

You may not qualify if:

• Lack of capacity to consent
• No German language skills in written and spoken language
• Age \<18 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Göttingen: lead
• Charite University, Berlin, Germany: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

University Medical Center Göttingen, Dept. of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology

Göttingen, Lower Saxony, 37075, Germany

Location

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. of Operative and Preventive Dentistry

Berlin, 14197, Germany

Location

Related Publications (4)

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  PMID: 24408309 BACKGROUND

• Gelberg L, Andersen RM, Leake BD. The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations: application to medical care use and outcomes for homeless people. Health Serv Res. 2000 Feb;34(6):1273-302.

  PMID: 10654830 BACKGROUND

• Herrera A, Martin J, Perez F, Bonafe E, Reis A, Dourado AL, Fernandez E. Is personality relevant in the choice of bleaching? Clin Oral Investig. 2016 Nov;20(8):2105-2111. doi: 10.1007/s00784-015-1701-3. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

  PMID: 26750134 BACKGROUND

• Vernazza CR, Steele JG, Whitworth JM, Wildman JR, Donaldson C. Factors affecting direction and strength of patient preferences for treatment of molar teeth with nonvital pulps. Int Endod J. 2015 Dec;48(12):1137-46. doi: 10.1111/iej.12413. Epub 2014 Dec 10.

  PMID: 25400281 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Preference

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Satisfaction; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

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 Officials

• Annette Wiegand, Prof. Dr. med. dent.

  Dept. of Prev. Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. med. dent.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 12, 2017
• First Posted: April 18, 2017
• Study Start: July 8, 2017
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2021
• Study Completion: July 1, 2021
• Last Updated: November 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DE (2)