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Impact of Gender Identity on Dentists' Clinical Decision-Making

NCT07675564 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 204

Last updated 2026-06-30

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Summary

This randomized study evaluated whether patient gender identity influences dentists' clinical decision-making. Dentists in southern Brazil were randomly assigned to receive one of two versions of the same hypothetical dental clinical case. The cases were identical except for the patient's gender identity, which was presented as either a transgender woman or a cisgender woman.

Participants selected treatment options for anterior and posterior teeth and completed questionnaires regarding professional characteristics and knowledge about transgender health. The primary objective was to determine whether patient gender identity influenced treatment recommendations. Differences in clinical decision-making between groups were analyzed using regression models.

Conditions

  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Gender Identity
  • Transgender Persons

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Clinical Case Scenario

Participants were randomly assigned to evaluate one of two versions of a hypothetical dental clinical case. The cases contained identical clinical information, photographs, complaints, and treatment options, differing only in the patient's gender identity. One version described a transgender woman and the other described a cisgender woman. Participants selected treatment recommendations based on the assigned scenario.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-12
Primary Completion
2024-04-09
Completion
2024-04-09

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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