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CompletedNCT06485297Updated Feb 17, 2025

Effect Tunnel in Oral Medicine

An observational study in Psychological, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-17.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
50
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Evaluate whether there are differences in knowledge between practitioners and students regarding the tunnel effect, to validate the benefit of teaching it in oral medicine. Main objective: to evaluate the state of knowledge relating to the tunnel effect concerning the performance of a surgical procedure, of a cohort of odontologists of different professional levels. Secondary objectives: evaluate the nature of the means they propose in order to counter the effects of this cognitive bias.

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Conditions studied

  • Psychological

Keywords

  • tunnel effect
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In context

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice is the lead sponsor of 709 studies on the registry; 176 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

6th year students and interns + CHU and liberal practitioners

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: - Externs in the 6th year, interns and teachers working within the Riquier Institute of Oral Medicine at Nice University Hospital, and private dental surgeons.

Exclusion Criteria: - dental student under 6th year

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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Externs in 6th year

    external in the 6th year working within the Riquier Institute of Oral Medicine at Nice University Hospital.

    Other: questionnary

  • Interns

    interns working within the Riquier Institute of Oral Medicine at Nice University Hospital.

    Other: questionnary

  • Private practitioners

    teachers working within the Riquier Institute of Oral Medicine at Nice University Hospital.

    Other: questionnary

  • CHU practitioners

    several categories of dental surgeons, on the basis of a list of addresses provided by the school of the faculty of dental surgery of Côte d'Azur University

    Other: questionnary

Interventions

  • Otherquestionnary

    questionnaire in word format, sent by email and in paper version, which was established by the two main investigators (Diana Neponoceno, Pr Sophie-Myriam Dridi)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of the state of knowledge relating to the tunnel effect concerning the performance of a surgical procedure, of a cohort of odontologists of different professional levels.

    Questionnaire: 6 items. Main objective: to evaluate the state of knowledge relating to the tunnel effect concerning the performance of a surgical procedure, of a cohort of odontologists of different professional levels. The responses were compared to each other, following interpretation of the relevant data by Diana Neponoceno. Discrepancies in responses or inconsistencies were supported by studies confirming or refuting the results

    Time frame: At the inclusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of the nature of the means proposed to combat the tunnel effect

    Secondary objectives: evaluate the nature of the means they propose in order to counter the effects of this cognitive bias. The responses were compared to each other, following interpretation of the relevant data by Diana Neponoceno. Discrepancies in responses or inconsistencies were supported by studies confirming or refuting the results

    Time frame: At the inclusion

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Study locations

1 site
  • CHU NICE
    Nice, Alpes Maritimes 0600, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 17, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06485297
Lead sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 3, 2024
Start date
Mar 18, 2024
Primary completion
Apr 18, 2024
Completion
Apr 18, 2024
Last update
Feb 17, 2025

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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