Accuracy of Teledentistry Versus Direct Oral Examination for Elderly in Aged-Care Homes: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study

NCT05101681 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Teledentistry for Elderly
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The residents will receive oral health education, then three examiners ( licensed dentists ) will perform the direct oral examination of the participants. During the same visit, a dental student will take the intraoral photographs in the aged care home. Later, three different blinded examiners (licensed dentists) will assess the intraoral photographs of the same group of participants. The participant's dentition will be examined using the scores developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for oral health surveys. Also, the examiners will perform a visual inspection of the oral mucosa for any signs of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD), as the mortality of high-risk populations is proven to be reduced by visual oral cancer screening. Finally, the residents who require treatment will be referred to Kasr EL Ainy dental hospital to receive dental treatments.

Conditions

Oral Screening for Elderly in Aged Care Homes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dentition status

  Feasibility of tele dentistry mobile photographic method to assess the dentition status of the elderly living in elderly homes will be measured by comparing the tele dentistry method with the direct oral examination .The scores of the World Health Organization (WHO) assessment forms of oral health will be used with the crowns. Also, the dentures section will be used to record the presence or absence of partial or complete dentures in both jaws.

  January- December 2023

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Oral Mucosal lesions

  January- December 2023

Other Outcomes (1)

• Intervention Urgency

  January- December 2023

Interventions

Teledentistry DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Teledentistry using mobile photographs

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants are elderly living in aged care homes in Egypt who must be able to communicate with the examiner and must be able to give consent to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Elderly living in aged care homes in Egypt
• Have the ability to communicate with the examiner
• Have the ability to give consent to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Dar El Sahwa Elderly Home

Giza, Egypt

COMPLETED

Khadmat El Mogtamaa Elderly Home

Giza, Egypt

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Mennatollah N. Sharkawy

CONTACT

+201278228778; MenaAllah.Nagy@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 29, 2021
• First Posted: November 1, 2021
• Study Start: January 31, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2023
• Study Completion: December 1, 2023
• Last Updated: September 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Locations

EG (2)