Vital Pulp TherapyNCT06348914
Knowledge of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth Among a Group of Dental Students in Egypt
An observational study of Vital Pulp Therapy, run by Cairo University.
Trial summary
Conducting this questionnaire will help in collecting information about the extent of knowledge of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth among dental students in Egypt. This will aid in identifying the knowledge gap, interest, and challenges regarding utilization of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 15 to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Vital Pulp Therapy
- What is being tested?
- Knowledge assessment and Educational Material
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 323 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 10 Sep 2024to 30 Dec 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 15 to 25 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Study population: A group of dental students in Egypt
Who may be able to join
- Dental students who live in Egypt.
- Dental students who are willing to participate
- Fifth-year students.
Who cannot join
- -Responses with incomplete information
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
Official title: Knowledge of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth Among a Group of Dental Students in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study.
Conducting this questionnaire will help in collecting information about the extent of knowledge of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth among dental students in Egypt. This will aid in identifying the knowledge gap, interest, and challenges regarding utilization of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth.
- Conditions
- Vital Pulp Therapy
- Being tested
- Knowledge assessment, Educational Material
- Keywords
- Vital Pulp Therapy, VPT, Permanent teeth, Dental Students, Egypt
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Knowledge assessmentBehavioural
survey on knowledge of a group of dental students regarding vital pulp therapy
Educational MaterialOther
An awareness lecture on vital pulp therapy will be given to a group of the students right after they answer the questionnaire for the first time.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Knowledge of vital pulp therapy
Measured by a questionnaire, and the measuring unit is multiple choice questions.
Measured: from the 10th of September 2024 to the 10th of October 2024
Secondary outcomes (1)
Knowledge after awareness about vital pulp therapy
Measured by a questionnaire, and the measuring unit is multiple choice questions.
Measured: from the 10th of October 2024 to the 10th of November 2024
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Apr 2024
- Study start10 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion10 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Dec 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Vital Pulp TherapyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 323 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mariam Maher Gindy, Cairo University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06348914
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 6991
- Status last verified
- Mar 2024
- First submitted
- 31 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 5 Apr 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
AAE Position Statement on Vital Pulp Therapy. J Endod. 2021 Sep;47(9):1340-1344. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.07.015. Epub 2021 Aug 3. No abstract available.
PubMed 34352305American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth. The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry. Chicago, Ill.: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2022:415-23
Bogen G, Dammaschke T, Chandler N. Vital pulp therapy. In: Berman L, Hargreaves KM, editors. Pathways of the Pulp. 12th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2021.
Guan X, Zhou Y, Yang Q, Zhu T, Chen X, Deng S, Zhang D. Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth with Irreversible Pulpitis Caused by Caries: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Pers Med. 2021 Nov 1;11(11):1125. doi: 10.3390/jpm11111125.
PubMed 34834477Parmar G, Singh S, Hegde JA, Kumar M, Kalyan S. Launching a new fellowship in microrestorative and endodontics for postgraduates in conservative dentistry and endodontics. J Conserv Dent. 2020 Jul-Aug;23(4):370-373. doi: 10.4103/JCD.JCD_328_20. Epub 2021 Jan 16.
PubMed 33623238Wisniewski JF, Norooz S, Callahan D, Mohajeri A. Survey of Vital Pulp Therapy Treatment in Permanent Dentition Being Taught at U.S. Dental Schools. J Endod. 2022 Sep;48(9):1107-1112. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2022.06.009. Epub 2022 Jul 5.
PubMed 35798124Kakudate N, Yokoyama Y, Sumida F, Matsumoto Y, Gordan VV, Gilbert GH. Dentists' practice patterns of treatment for deep occlusal caries: Findings from a dental practice-based research network. J Dent. 2019 May;84:76-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 29.
PubMed 30935965Doumani MD, Arnous WA, Alsafadi MF, Alnazer HA, Alanazi SM, Alotaibi KS, Al-Ammari AI. The Vital Pulp Therapy of Permanent Teeth: A Dental Practitioner's Perspective from Saudi Arabia. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2020 Jun 15;10(3):300-308. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_69_19. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.
PubMed 32802776
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Apr 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Knowledge of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth Among a Group of Dental Students in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06348914
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 6991
- Conditions
- Vital Pulp Therapy
- Keywords
- Vital Pulp Therapy, VPT, Permanent teeth, Dental Students, Egypt
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 323 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 10 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Dec 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 5 Apr 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Conducting this questionnaire will help in collecting information about the extent of knowledge of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth among dental students in Egypt. This will aid in identifying the knowledge gap, interest, and challenges regarding utilization of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth.
Study design
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 15 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- A group of dental students in Egypt
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Dental students who live in Egypt.
- Dental students who are willing to participate
- Fifth-year students.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -Responses with incomplete information
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge assessmentsurvey on knowledge of a group of dental students regarding vital pulp therapy | Behavioural | – |
| Educational MaterialAn awareness lecture on vital pulp therapy will be given to a group of the students right after they answer the questionnaire for the first time. | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Knowledge of vital pulp therapy
Time frame: from the 10th of September 2024 to the 10th of October 2024
Measured by a questionnaire, and the measuring unit is multiple choice questions.
1 secondary outcome
Knowledge after awareness about vital pulp therapy
Time frame: from the 10th of October 2024 to the 10th of November 2024
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Apr 2024.
- Background: PubMed 34352305AAE Position Statement on Vital Pulp Therapy. J Endod. 2021 Sep;47(9):1340-1344. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.07.015. Epub 2021 Aug 3. No abstract available.
- BackgroundAmerican Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth. The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry. Chicago, Ill.: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2022:415-23
- BackgroundBogen G, Dammaschke T, Chandler N. Vital pulp therapy. In: Berman L, Hargreaves KM, editors. Pathways of the Pulp. 12th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2021.
- Background: PubMed 34834477Guan X, Zhou Y, Yang Q, Zhu T, Chen X, Deng S, Zhang D. Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth with Irreversible Pulpitis Caused by Caries: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Pers Med. 2021 Nov 1;11(11):1125. doi: 10.3390/jpm11111125.
- Background: PubMed 33623238Parmar G, Singh S, Hegde JA, Kumar M, Kalyan S. Launching a new fellowship in microrestorative and endodontics for postgraduates in conservative dentistry and endodontics. J Conserv Dent. 2020 Jul-Aug;23(4):370-373. doi: 10.4103/JCD.JCD_328_20. Epub 2021 Jan 16.
- Background: PubMed 35798124Wisniewski JF, Norooz S, Callahan D, Mohajeri A. Survey of Vital Pulp Therapy Treatment in Permanent Dentition Being Taught at U.S. Dental Schools. J Endod. 2022 Sep;48(9):1107-1112. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2022.06.009. Epub 2022 Jul 5.
- Background: PubMed 30935965Kakudate N, Yokoyama Y, Sumida F, Matsumoto Y, Gordan VV, Gilbert GH. Dentists' practice patterns of treatment for deep occlusal caries: Findings from a dental practice-based research network. J Dent. 2019 May;84:76-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 29.
- Background: PubMed 32802776Doumani MD, Arnous WA, Alsafadi MF, Alnazer HA, Alanazi SM, Alotaibi KS, Al-Ammari AI. The Vital Pulp Therapy of Permanent Teeth: A Dental Practitioner's Perspective from Saudi Arabia. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2020 Jun 15;10(3):300-308. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_69_19. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Vital Pulp Therapy, run by Cairo University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Mariam Ma Gindy, Bachelor (+201272020703 ext. +20, mariam.gindy@dentistry.cu.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Knowledge of vital pulp therapy (time frame: from the 10th of September 2024 to the 10th of October 2024). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06348914, which also lists 8 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Apr 2024.