The Effectiveness of Virtual Appointments on Compliance With Twin Block Wear
The Effectiveness of Virtual Appointments on Compliance With Twin Block Wear: A Randomised Controlled Trial
University of Dublin, Trinity College
62 participants
Nov 21, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The investigators aim to determine the effect of virtual appointments on compliance with Twin Block wear. Patients satisfying the inclusion criteria requiring a Twin Block appliance will be requested to participate in the study. Those selected will be allocated to either the intervention or control group. The control group will receive routine verbal instruction and a standard information leaflet at the start of their treatment. The intervention group will additionally receive virtual appointments over the initial period of treatment involving focussed discussion on twin block wear experience and use of visual aids. Wear time will be objectively recorded in both groups using a temperature-sensitive microsensor embedded in the Twin Block appliance, and occlusal changes will be measured at each standard recall visit. A comparison of the data obtained from each group will be undertaken to determine whether there is a significant difference in compliance with twin block wear between participants who receive adjunctive virtual appointments to those who do not.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Males 11-14 years old, Females 10-13 years old at start of Twin Block treatment
- Class II division 1 incisor relationship with an overjet ≥ 7mm
- Access to a smartphone with a microphone and camera
- Willingness to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria1
- \- Patients receiving treatment with fixed appliances in conjunction with Twin Block treatment
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Interventions
This group will receive the same information as the control group with additional virtual appointments at 1 week, 2 weeks and 6 weeks after fitting a Twin Block appliance. These will be scheduled and held via BlueEye Clinic (RedZinc Services Ltd.), a web-based GDPR compliant platform that allows patients to access a remote video consultation via a link sent to the participant/parent's device. The content of these appointments will follow a template that addresses the patient's experience, difficulties faced and how to overcome these, and would incorporate use of visual aids to highlight expected changes over the duration of wear. The appointments would be held in the late afternoons (after school).
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NCT06411847