Referral and ConsultationNCT05454384
Consultation Contents of an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic
An observational study of Referral and Consultation, run by Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University.
Trial summary
This study aimed to evaluate conditions and indications in which a training and research hospital directs outpatient and inpatient consultations to an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic and consider the expectations of physicians in the treatment and management of various conditions. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Referral and Consultation
- What is being tested?
- Medical Record Examination
- How many people
- 178 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Jan 2013to May 2022
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Medical records of patients who applied to Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Training and Research Hospital departments with the need for treatment were consulted with the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic of the same institution.
Who may be able to join
- The patients' consultation forms were referred from the clinics and inpatient services of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the same affiliation.
Who cannot join
- The consultation forms which were referred within the same institution or from the external institutions with written consultation notes and the patients with missing demographic data or consultation reports
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of Consultation Contents Directed From a University Training and Research Hospital to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic
This study aimed to evaluate conditions and indications in which a training and research hospital directs outpatient and inpatient consultations to an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic and consider the expectations of physicians in the treatment and management of various conditions.
Read the detailed description
The patients' consultation forms referred from the clinics and inpatient services of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, between January 2013 and January 2022 were included in the current study via Enlil-Hospital Information Management System (Eskişehir, Turkey).
The consultation forms which were referred within the same institution or from the external institutions with written consultation notes and the patients with missing demographic data or consultation reports were excluded from the study.
The specific variables such as age, gender, the department in which consultations were requested, and for what purpose the patients were consulted were recorded and classified. During the patient management and treatment process, the responses given to the consultations by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) clinic, the physicians' recommendations, the patient management, and the treatments applied were classified and recorded for statistical analyses.
- Conditions
- Referral and Consultation
- Being tested
- Medical Record Examination
- Keywords
- Consultation, Dentistry, Forensic Odontology, Oncology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Medical subject headings
- Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Medical Record ExaminationOther
The patients' demographic features, related management and treatment process, the responses given to the consultations by OMFS clinic, the physicians' recommendations, the patient management, and the treatments applied by dentistry clinics were classified and recorded for statistical analyses.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Forensic Medicine | The group of consultation records requested from the Department of Forensic Medicine Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination | |
| Oncology | The group of consultation records requested from the Department of Oncology Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination | |
| Neonatology | The group of consultation records requested from the Department of Neonatology Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination | |
| Otorhinolaryngology | The group of consultation records requested from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination | |
| Neurology and Neurosurgery | The group of consultation records requested from the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination | |
| Pediatrics | The group of consultation records requested from the Department of Pediatrics Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination | |
| Emergency Medicine | The group of consultation records requested from the Department of Emergency Medicine Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination | |
| Other Departments | The group of consultation records requested from the Departments such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gastroenterology, Palliative Care, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine, and Infectious Diseases. Receives: Other: Medical Record Examination |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Reasons for Requesting Consultations
The contents of the consultation requests were classified.
Measured: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
The Applied Treatments and Procedures
The diagnosis and applied treatments and of the consulted patients in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic were analyzed.
Measured: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
Notable Consultation Requests
The departments' consultation requests that frequently refer patients were analyzed regarding demographic variables, applied treatments, and examinations.
Measured: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Jul 2022
- Study startJan 2013
- Primary completionJan 2022
- Study completionMay 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Referral and ConsultationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 178 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Aras Erdil, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
- Investigators
- Sefa Çolak, AssistProfDr, Study director, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05454384
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 21-KAEK-274
- Status last verified
- Jul 2022
- First submitted
- 4 Jul 2022
- Last updated
- 12 Jul 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The data regarding participants were made available in the manuscript
Publications
Sippli K, Rieger MA, Huettig F. GPs' and dentists' experiences and expectations of interprofessional collaboration: findings from a qualitative study in Germany. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Mar 7;17(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2116-4.
PubMed 28270205Avon SL. Forensic odontology: the roles and responsibilities of the dentist. J Can Dent Assoc. 2004 Jul-Aug;70(7):453-8.
PubMed 15245686
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Jul 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of Consultation Contents Directed From a University Training and Research Hospital to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05454384
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 21-KAEK-274
- Conditions
- Referral and Consultation
- Keywords
- Consultation, Dentistry, Forensic Odontology, Oncology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 178 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jan 2013 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jan 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- May 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aimed to evaluate conditions and indications in which a training and research hospital directs outpatient and inpatient consultations to an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic and consider the expectations of physicians in the treatment and management of various conditions.
Detailed description
The patients' consultation forms referred from the clinics and inpatient services of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, between January 2013 and January 2022 were included in the current study via Enlil-Hospital Information Management System (Eskişehir, Turkey).
The consultation forms which were referred within the same institution or from the external institutions with written consultation notes and the patients with missing demographic data or consultation reports were excluded from the study.
The specific variables such as age, gender, the department in which consultations were requested, and for what purpose the patients were consulted were recorded and classified. During the patient management and treatment process, the responses given to the consultations by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) clinic, the physicians' recommendations, the patient management, and the treatments applied were classified and recorded for statistical analyses.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 8
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Forensic Medicine | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Department of Forensic Medicine |
| Oncology | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Department of Oncology |
| Neonatology | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Department of Neonatology |
| Otorhinolaryngology | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology |
| Neurology and Neurosurgery | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Pediatrics | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Department of Pediatrics |
| Emergency Medicine | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Other Departments | – | Other: Medical Record ExaminationThe group of consultation records requested from the Departments such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gastroenterology, Palliative Care, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine, and Infectious Diseases. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Medical records of patients who applied to Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Training and Research Hospital departments with the need for treatment were consulted with the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic of the same institution.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- The patients' consultation forms were referred from the clinics and inpatient services of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the same affiliation.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- The consultation forms which were referred within the same institution or from the external institutions with written consultation notes and the patients with missing demographic data or consultation reports
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Record ExaminationThe patients' demographic features, related management and treatment process, the responses given to the consultations by OMFS clinic, the physicians' recommendations, the patient management, and the treatments applied by dentistry clinics were classified and recorded for statistical analyses. | Other | Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Neonatology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Other Departments, Otorhinolaryngology, Pediatrics |
Primary outcome
Reasons for Requesting Consultations
Time frame: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
The contents of the consultation requests were classified.
The Applied Treatments and Procedures
Time frame: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
The diagnosis and applied treatments and of the consulted patients in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic were analyzed.
Notable Consultation Requests
Time frame: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.
The departments' consultation requests that frequently refer patients were analyzed regarding demographic variables, applied treatments, and examinations.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Jul 2022.
- Results publication: PubMed 28270205Sippli K, Rieger MA, Huettig F. GPs' and dentists' experiences and expectations of interprofessional collaboration: findings from a qualitative study in Germany. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Mar 7;17(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2116-4.
- Results publication: PubMed 15245686Avon SL. Forensic odontology: the roles and responsibilities of the dentist. J Can Dent Assoc. 2004 Jul-Aug;70(7):453-8.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The data regarding participants were made available in the manuscript
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sefa Çolak, AssistProfDr study director
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Referral and Consultation, run by Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jul 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Reasons for Requesting Consultations (time frame: After completion of data collection, up to 3 weeks.). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05454384, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Jul 2022.