An observational study in Root Canal Infection, sponsored by Defence Primary Health Care, UK. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-14.
Sponsored by Defence Primary Health Care, UK · Observational
This is an observational study that assess the impacts of (a) root canal treatment complexity and (b) clinical training on (1) root canal treatment success and (2) tooth survival, in a United Kingdom Armed Forces cohort.
Background and Study Aims. This observational cohort study evaluates root canal treatment outcomes, using survival and success as the outcome measures. It aims to assess the influence of operator skill and RIOTN complexity on the clinical outcomes of RCT procedures previously undertaken within the UK Armed Forces.
Participation UK Armed Forces personnel that had previously received root canal treatment between 01/01/2015 and 01/09/2020.
Method
A Defence Statistics programme was used to identify cohorts of patients treated for Endodontic disease by GDPs and DWSI (GDPs who had undertaken a 1 year post-graduate training programme in Endodontics). The researcher group was calibrated to the study's method and this was initially piloted on 5 patient records, with further calibration undertaken until researcher consistency was achieved via inter-operator reliability testing. The researchers subsequently reviewed 1600 patient records, eventually establishing a cohort of 1267 patients (580 - Group 1 (GDP) and 687 - Group 2 (DWSI). The clinical records and radiographs of these groups were reviewed for the following:
The collection of data has now been completed and is ready for analysis.
Risks and Benefits This study will benefit Defence Primary HealthCare and UKAF personnel as it will influence and shape future care provision for Endodontic disease within the military. There are no identified risks of participation.
Study Location The study is being run from the Defence Centre for Rehabilitative Dentistry, Evelyn Woods Road, Aldershot, GU11 2LS. The study is evaluation the outcomes of clinical practitioners working within the 200+ Dental Centres within the UK and overseas locations.
Funding There is no established funding for this study. There are no commercial or other conflicts of interest.
Defence Primary Health Care, UK is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Male and Female personnel serving within the UK Armed Forces that had received root canal treatment during the study period.
Exclusion Criteria:
Cohort 1 consisted UK Armed Forces Personnel that received root canal treatment within the study period by General Dental Practitioners.
Procedure: Root Canal Treatment/ Re-treatment
Cohort 2 consisted UK Armed Forces Personnel that received root canal treatment within the study period by DWSI, clinicians that had undertaken a 1-year post-graduate programme in Endodontics.
Procedure: Root Canal Treatment/ Re-treatment
The provision of Root Canal Treatment for teeth with Endodontic infection or to prevent Endodontic infection.
Also known as: Endodontic Therapy
1. Tooth survival
Tooth still present in the mouth at end of trial period.
Time frame: 6-months - 48-months post-treatment.
2. Root Canal Treatment Success
The absence of signs, symptoms and evidence of radiographic peri-apical radiolucency resolution.
Time frame: 6-months - 48-months post-treatment.
No study locations are listed for this record.
Plan to share: No — The data belongs to the UKAF. Requests for data sharing would require MOD approval.
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