Drug-free Without Toothache. A Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment (RUST)

October 31, 2022 updated by: University Hospital of North Norway

Drug-free Without Toothache. A Non-randomized Intervention Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Objectives: The main objective of the study is to investigate

  1. How many patients will attend and complete dental care if they are offered it for free during the stay at "The department of substance abuse treatment, University Hospital North Norway (UNN) in Narvik".
  2. Explore whether a parallel dental treatment in addition to the other treatment at the department has a beneficial effect on the abuse treatment, or whether it can be disruptive to offer dental treatment in combination with admission for drug rehabilitation?

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a non-randomized clinical study without a control group. Approximately 50 persons admitted to "The department of substance abuse treatment (Russeksjon UNN Narvik)" will be offered free dental service during treatment for drug addiction.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Norway
    • Nordland
      • Narvik, Nordland, Norway, 8521
        • Recruiting
        • University Hospital North Norway

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

People who are hospitalized for drug abuse at Russeksjon UNN Narvik.

Exclusion Criteria:

Non

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dental treatment
All participants will be offered dental treatment for free.
Procedure: Dental care
Participants will be offered free dental care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dental treatment
Time Frame: Approximately 12 weeks
Proportion of participant who attend and complete dental treatment during the hospital stay.
Approximately 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Probability measures
Time Frame: Approximately 12 weeks
Measurement of drop-out from dental treatment. Which factors increase the success of dental treatment (we do not know which factors this will be. This is an exploratory analysis.
Approximately 12 weeks
Aspects of dental treatment
Time Frame: Approximately 12 weeks
Will dental treatment have positive or negative impact on drug abuse treatment
Approximately 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Hospital of North Norway

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Merethe Kumle, MD, PhD, University Hospital of North Norway

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 6, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2025

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 24, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

November 4, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 4, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • #34765

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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