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The Effectiveness of Electronic Reminders in Improving Elastic Compliance in Orthodontic Patients

NCT03144323 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

Fixed orthodontic appliances in combination with intraoral elastics are a common and effective method use in the orthodontic correction of malocclusions. However, their success is largely dependent on the patient's compliance. Failure to wear the elastics as instructed will reduce efficacy of treatment, ultimately increasing treatment time and potentially producing imperfect alignment of teeth.

The hypothesis tested is that daily electronic reminders via a mobile application can significantly increase patient compliance, thus effectively improving treatment outcomes.

Conditions

  • Malocclusion
  • Compliance, Patient

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reminders

Four reminders will be set on the patient's mobile phone's Calendar-type app, saying "Don't forget to wear your elastics", at 08:00, 13:00, 17:00 and 22:00.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King's College Hospital NHS Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dirk Bister · Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Jadbinder Seehra · King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-01
Primary Completion
2024-10-01
Completion
2025-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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