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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/02/017380 [Registered on: 01/02/2019] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 22/04/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Questionnaire study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Parents of the children with any dental health related issues use the internet as the major source of information .This reliability on the internet highly influences the parents decision making when various treatment procedures are explained to them.  
Scientific Title of Study   Influence of internet on decision making of parents for dental needs of their children. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Lekha Gandham 
Designation  Dentist 
Affiliation  Manipal college of dental sciences,Manipal 
Address  Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Manipal college of Dental Sciences, Madhav nagar, Manipal, Udupi dist. Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8073761864  
Fax    
Email  lekhagandham3@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  DrDeepika Pai 
Designation  Assosciate professor{dept. of pedodontics,mcodsmanipal} 
Affiliation  Manipal college of dental sciences, Manipal 
Address  Department of Pedodontics and Preventive dentistry , Manipal college of dental sciences,Madhav nagar , Manipal, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9741157123  
Fax    
Email  deepikapai0479@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  DrDeepika Pai 
Designation  Assosciate professor{dept. of pedodontics,mcodsmanipal} 
Affiliation  Manipal college of dental sciences, Manipal 
Address  Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive dentistry, Manipal college of dental sciences,Madhav nagar Manipal,Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9741157123  
Fax    
Email  deepikapai0479@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Self funded 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Deepika Pai 
Address  Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Manipal college of dental sciences, Madhav nagar,Manipal , Karnataka 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Lekha Gandham  Manipal  dept. of Pedodontics , Manipal College of Dental Sciences
Udupi
KARNATAKA 		 8073761864

lekhagandham3@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
InstituionalEthicalCommitee,IEC,KMC Manipal  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Parents of the children coming to the dental clinics for the dental treatment of their kids will be the participants of the study. 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  25.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Parents of the paediatric dental patients who can read and write in English and Kannada and have access to internet. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Parents of the pediatric dental patients who are illiterate or are unwilling to participate in the questionnaire study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The study will help in creating awareness about the appropriate use of internet for finding dental health related information and its effect on the dentist patient relationship.  1} distribution of questionnaire will start after the ctri approval.
2} 4 months from there for data collection
3} Summarizing information and conclusion by July 2019. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The data obtained from the study will give an idea to the dentist on how dental health related information on the internet influences the decision making of parents when it comes to dental procedures.  July 2019 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   04/02/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="9"
Days="20" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  		 Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   None yet. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   Although internet  is an easily accessible and invaluable resource for both general and health related information , it should be noted that medical information obtained through the internet should not be a substitute for human education and knowledge. The dentist as a health care provider needs to be aware of the gaps in knowledge between internet resources and scientific knowledge and experience related to best practices and allow for open communication with the parents on oral health information available on the intenet .With the data obtained from this study the dentist will become aware of how internet derived dental health information may influence parents regarding the dental health issue in their children and the practice of pediatric dentistry.Although a few studied have been conducted showing the impact of internet on dentistry , very few have been conducted on the influence of internet on the parental decision making . Hence we planned to conduct this study.  A study conducted by Brynn KW etal evaluated the use of internet by parents of pediatric patients. This study evaluated whether the information available on internet influenced the patients attitude to healthcare services with the help of the quesionnaire.the study concluded that 64%of the respondents used internet for acessing health care information and it lead to more open discussion on their health concerns with the practitioner or the professional informatics officer. The study brought to light that the patients sought to internet for getting more information , to reduce anxiety in future appointments, to better anticipate medical care provided or due to high cost of the consultations. Harris CE and Chestnut conducted a study on dental patients attending dental hygiene clinics to evaluate the degree to which patients access internet for obtaining information on oral health. They reported that majority of the respondents that is 62% of them used internet to gather oral health information and found it useful to them. Hence by obtaining information from the internet prior to visiting the dentist the parents can play an important part in the decision making process. Furthermore they can have an active participation in the entire dental procedure that is being carried out and they can understand the process better. 
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