- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04237298
Comparison of Modified Vacuum-formed Retainers Versus Hawley Retainer
Comparison of Relapse Arch Width in Modified Vacuum Formed Retainers Covering the Palate Versus Hawley Retainer: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Relapse is inevitable in orthodontic treatment. Teeth will want to return to their original position after fixed appliances are removed. Regardless with or without fixed appliances, changes and physiological relapse will still occur due to time and age changes. This is why retention is a crucial part of orthodontic treatment, where it would aim to maintain the corrections achieved after orthodontic treatment.
Literature regarding retainers is quite substantial, where a recent Cochrane review was published comparing the different types of retainers. However, the evidence is lacking in terms of comparison of arch width relapse between modified vacuum-formed retainers and Hawley retainers specifically in expansion cases.
This study aims to compare the relapse in arch width in expansion cases with modified vacuum-formed retainers with palatal coverage versus Hawley type retainers in Unit Ortodontik Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Klinik Pakar Ortodontik Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Botanik and Unit Pakar Ortodontik Klinik Pergigian Sungai Chua patients. Although other types of modified vacuum-formed retainers effective for maintaining palatal expansion have been described, these retainers require a wire outlining the Cementoenamel junction of the teeth palatally. This technique requires the experience of the technician, is at a higher cost and requires more lab time. The modified retainer that investigators described in this study would be as efficient and as quick as the normal vacuum-formed retainers, which would usually take a couple of hours to make (same day or next day fit). The present practice at all 3 locations constructs Hawley and normal VFR retainers for all orthodontic patients. There are technicians and laboratory facilities to construct normal VFR as well as Hawley retainer. The only difference between modified and normal vacuum formed retainer is the outline of the retainers where the technician would trim the retainer, where it would cover the hard palate. Therefore it is only the location of trimming that is different using the same special trimming appliances for normal VFRs.
A number of subjects who fulfil the criteria will be invited to participate in this study. The study will involve arch width analysis using study models pre, post-debond, 3 months review post-debond, and 6 months review post-debond. All data will be analyses using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The arch width of subjects post-fixed appliances will be compared. Most studies compare the arch width, as well as lower incisor irregularity in evaluating relapse in different groups of retainers. However, there are currently no randomized control trials comparing expansion cases of Hawley vs vacuum-formed retainers, hence why this study will be conducted.
The investigators expect to see no difference between the modified vacuum formed retainer and Hawley retainer in terms of maintaining arch expansion post-orthodontic treatment. This would, therefore, mean that there would be a simpler method and would be a suitable more cost-effective alternative as compared to constructing Hawley retainers or adding a palatal wire on the vacuum-formed retainers.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: DR. ASMA ASHARI
- Phone Number: +601922208440
- Email: asmaashari@ukm.edu.my
Study Contact Backup
- Name: DR. ALIZAE MARNY FAZLIN SYED MOHAMED
- Phone Number: +60122276446
- Email: alizaemarny@ukm.edu.my
Study Locations
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50300
- Recruiting
- Orthodontic Specialist Clinic
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Contact:
- DR. ALIZAE MARNY FAZLIN SYED MOHAMED
- Phone Number: +60122276446
- Email: alizaemarny@ukm.edu.my
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Contact:
- DR. ASMA ASHARI
- Phone Number: +60192228440
- Email: asmaashari@ukm.edu.my
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Selangor
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Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, 43000
- Recruiting
- Unit Pakar Ortodontik Klinik Pergigian Sungai Chua
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Contact:
- DR. YEOH CHEW KIT
- Phone Number: +60163114942
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Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, 42000
- Recruiting
- Klinik Pakar Ortodontik Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Botanik
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Contact:
- DR. MALATHI DEVA TATA
- Phone Number: +60172350711
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Contact:
- DR. SINDHU
- Phone Number: +60173398280
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are at least 13 years old at time of debond.
- Treatment plan of extraction or non-extraction followed by straight wire appliances in the upper arch only or both arches
- Undergone more than 3mm of maxillary dentoalveolar expansion. Initially, the amount of arch width expansion was measured intraorally at debond and compared to their respective pre-treatment dental casts. To ensure accuracy, the measurements were repeated on debond and pre-treatment dental casts. The following linear arch width measurements were made: intercanine width (ICW - the distance between the canine cusp tips), interpremolar width (IPMW - the distance between the premolar cusp tips), interfirst molar width 1 (IFMW1 - the distance between the mesiobuccal cusp), and interfirst molar width 2 (IFMW2 - the distance between the distobuccal cusp). At least two or more points were expanded (> 3mm) to be included in the trial.
- No chronic medical conditions
Exclusion Criteria:
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Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Hawley retainer
Standard retention regime for patients with arch expansion.
Patients will be instructed to wear the retainer 24 hours during the study period.
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Standard retention regime for patients with arch expansion.
Patients will be instructed to wear the retainer 24 hours during the study period.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Modified vacuum-formed retainer covering the palate
The modified vacuum-formed retainer is designed to cover the palate.
It is cheaper, easier to fabricate and more esthetic.
Patients will be instructed to wear the retainer 24 hours during the study period.
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The modified vacuum-formed retainer is made where it would cover the hard palate to the second molars.
The only difference in constructing this modified VFR when compared to the normal VFR would be the outline which would be trimmed by the technician.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Arch width
Time Frame: T0 (at debond)-T1 (3-month post-debond)-T2 (6-month post-debond)
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Mean changes across 6-month study period.
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T0 (at debond)-T1 (3-month post-debond)-T2 (6-month post-debond)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: DR. ASMA ASHARI, National University of Malaysia
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- GGPM-2018-049
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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