An interventional study of General information provision and Geographic information provision in Dental Diseases, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 1 Year and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-13.
Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the impact of a screening and linkage intervention for adverse social determinants of health (aSDoH) on oral health linkage to care for emergency department patients. Researchers will compare three groups: Patients in Arm A will receive paper handouts with general oral health and aSDoH resources. Patients in Arm B will receive paper handouts with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources. Patients in Arm C will receive geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources plus active navigational assistance.
To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients in Arm A will receive paper handouts with general oral health and aSDoH resources
Behavioral: General information provision
Patients in Arm B will receive paper handouts with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources.
Behavioral: Geographic information provision
Patients in Arm C will receive geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources plus active navigational assistance.
Behavioral: Geographic information provision · Behavioral: Navigational assistance
Patients will receive information with general oral health and aSDoH resources.
Patients will receive information with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources based on a directory created by the study team.
Patients will receive phone-based navigational assistance from the study navigator.
Linkage to oral health care
binary, completion of a dental appointment or not
Time frame: Within 12 months of randomization
Time to completion of dental appointment at the individual level
continuous, days from randomization to completion of dental appointment
Time frame: Within 12 months of randomization
Repeat visits for oral health problems
binary, any return visit or not
Time frame: Within 12 months of randomization
Rate of linkage to oral health care at the neighborhood level
continuous rate, ranges from 0-100
Time frame: Within 12 months of randomization
Oral health quality of life
Total score on OHIP-14 (continuous, ranges from 0-56) or OHIP-5 (0-20)
Time frame: Within 12 months of randomization
Return visits
Number of return visits to the ED, outpatient visits, inpatient admissions, and ICU admissions (each continuous).
Time frame: Within 12 months of initial visit
Plan to share: Yes — Due to the sensitive nature of the database (including information about potential stigmatizing factors including social risk and need), access to scientific data will be controlled and provided under a restricted data contract to users who demonstrate a valid research need and meet conditions of use. Scientific Data derived from humans will be protected through de-identification, removal of information that may be used to infer the identity of individuals and shared under controlled-access conditions as required by institutional policy.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Icf
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