Validation of the Arabic Version of the Caries Questionnaire

NCT04882852 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Validation study
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 234
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in the world; however, the CARIES-QC questionnaire which evaluate the effect of oral diseases and disorders on children's oral health-related quality of life has not yet been validated in Arabic speaking children. So the purpose of this study was to translate the CARIES-QC into Arabic and test the measurement properties of the Arabic version of the CARIES-QC for use in children with dental caries who speaks Arabic .

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children

Keywords

CARIES-QC ,validity ,reliability, Arabic, dental caries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• validation of Arabic version CARIES-QC questionnaire

  cross-cultural validity and convergent validity were performed to test validity . The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the cross- cultural validity.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Testing reliability of the Arabic version of CARIES-QC questionnaire

  1 year

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy children with active dental caries ranging in age from 5-16 year

You may qualify if:

• Child in age from 5-16 years .
• Child with active caries
• Child speaks Arabic.

You may not qualify if:

• Child with dental traumatic injuries .
• Child has oral mucosal diseases.
• Child has cleft lip and or palate .
• Child having severe medical or mental conditions.
• Child who cannot understand the question even with help

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

faculty of dentistry, Cairo university , Egypt

Cairo, 11311, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Yasmin Mohamed, lecturer

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer in pediatric dentistry and dental public health department , Cairo university

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2021
• First Posted: May 12, 2021
• Study Start: December 15, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 29, 2020
• Study Completion: February 25, 2021
• Last Updated: May 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Locations

EG (1)