Clinical trial · Observational
Intra and Extra Oral Inspection of Oral Mucosa
Dental Hygienists and Oral Mucosal Inspection - Extent, Knowledge and Perceived Barriers
NCT04079491CI-TRIAL-00064011terminatedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Poor responce
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Dental health professionals have a responsibility to perform routine intra- and extraoral inspection on their patients for detecting abnormalities. As dental hygienists (DH) and dentist (D) often see their patients on a regular basis, they have the opportunity to provide this screening, and at an early stage detect abnormalities.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erythroplakia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Oral Leukoplakia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Oral Lichen Planus | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| questionnaire survey | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- dental hygienists
- description
- all dental hygienists members in the trade union for dental hygienists
- interventionNames
- Other: questionnaire survey
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Performance of intra and extra oral inspection of the oral mucosa
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
- A 27-item survey instrument using Likert-type and open-ended questions, constructed by dental hygienists and used in Canada, College of dental hygienists Nova Scotia, Canada is used. Frequency and comprehensiveness of intra- and extra-oral inspection is investigated and participants can answer always, usually, sometimes, rarely or never.
- measure
- Barriers that might prevent dental hygienists from performing intra and oral inspection of the oral mucosa.
- timeFrame
- baseline
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * Registered dental hygienists members in the Swedish trade union Exclusion criteria: \-
References
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