Orthodontic Screening in Public Healthcare | NCT06464003

Studies
Orthodontic Screening in Public Healthcare

NCT06464003

Sponsor

University of Helsinki

Status

Active, not recruiting

Last Update Posted

Jun 17, 2026Actual

Enrollment

350Estimated

Phase

Not provided

Conditions

Malocclusion
Compliance, Patient

Interventions

Questionnaire

Countries

Finland

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Jun 2026

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Active, not recruiting

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Jun 6, 2024Actual

Primary Completion Date

Jun 6, 2026Estimated

Completion Date

Jun 6, 2026Estimated

First Submitted Date

Jun 6, 2024

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Jun 14, 2024

First Posted Date

Jun 18, 2024Actual

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Jun 15, 2026

Last Update Posted Date

Jun 17, 2026Actual

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Is FDA Regulated Device

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

Not provided

Description Module

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to examine orthodontic screening practises in public health care.

Detailed Description

The study aims to assess repeatability of malocclusion evaluation in orthodontic treatment need screening in a publicly funded clinic. The objective treatment need is compared with subjective need for orthodontic treatment.

Design Module

Study Type

Observational

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not provided

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Not provided

Intervention Model

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

350Estimated

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Description	Intervention Names
Treatment need	Individuals with objective treatment need	Other: Questionnaire
No treatment need	Individuals with no objectively determined treatment need	Other: Questionnaire
Controls	Random sample of individuals	Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Questionnaire	Other	Malocclusion impact questionnaire	Controls No treatment need Treatment need

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Treatment need	Orthodontic treatment need	Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Subjective evaluation	A questionnaire enquiring subjective evaluation of the treatment need and impact of malocclusion on oral heath related quality of life	Baseline

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

residence in the wellbeing services county catchment area
willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

Age under 6 years or over 16 years
insufficient language skills to be able to understand the questionnaire

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

6 Years

Maximum Age

16 Years

Standard Ages

Child

Study Population

Unselected population sample study

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Heidi Arponen	University of Helsinki	Study Director

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
University of Helsinki		Helsinki		FI-00014	Finland
Vantaa and Kerava wellbeing services county

IPD Sharing Statement Module

Plan to Share IPD

Description

Not provided

Types

Not provided

Time Frame

Not provided

Access Criteria

Not provided

URL

Not provided

Condition Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
D008310	Malocclusion
D010349	Patient Compliance

Ancestor Terms

ID	Term
D014076	Tooth Diseases
D009057	Stomatognathic Diseases
D010342	Patient Acceptance of Health Care
D000074822	Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Browse Leaves

Not provided

Browse Branches

Not provided

Intervention Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires

Ancestor Terms

ID	Term
D003625	Data Collection
D004812	Epidemiologic Methods
D008919	Investigative Techniques
D017531	Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms

Browse Leaves

Not provided

Browse Branches

Not provided