Effect Tunnel in Oral Medicine

February 14, 2025 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Evaluation of the Tunnel Effect Within a French Population of Dental Surgeons: a Pilot Cross-sectional Study

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

  • France
    • Alpes Maritimes
      • Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France, 0600
        • CHU Nice

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

6th year students and interns + CHU and liberal practitioners

Description

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

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Externs in 6th year
external in the 6th year working within the Riquier Institute of Oral Medicine at Nice University Hospital.
Other: questionnary
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)
Interns
interns working within the Riquier Institute of Oral Medicine at Nice University Hospital.
Other: questionnary
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)
Private practitioners
teachers working within the Riquier Institute of Oral Medicine at Nice University Hospital.
Other: questionnary
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)
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
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)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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.
Time Frame: At the inclusion
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
At the inclusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Evaluation of the nature of the means proposed to combat the tunnel effect
Time Frame: At the inclusion
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
At the inclusion

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

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)

March 18, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 18, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

April 18, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 26, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 1, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 14, 2025

Last Verified

September 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24Odonto02

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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