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Wear-documentation and Orthodontic Appliance Compliance

NCT05213338 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2026-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate whether thermosensory wear-time documentation improves patient compliance of removable orthodontic appliances treated in a public health care clinic. The patients are children and adolescents.

Conditions

  • Orthodontic Appliance Complication

Interventions

DEVICE

Wear-documentation microchip

Microchip embedded in the appliance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • City of Vantaa

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Helsinki

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heidi Arponen, PhD · University of Helsinki

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-10
Primary Completion
2025-10-15
Completion
2025-10-15

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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