Defensive MedicineNCT06500832
Defensive Dentistry Practices and Dentists (DDP)
An observational study of Defensive Medicine, run by Istanbul Aydın University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Medical malpractice claims have been on the rise in recent years due to the growing patient rights movement. This term is defined as an injury caused by a healthcare professional's failure to follow standard practice during treatment, a lack of skill, or failure to provide treatment. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Defensive Medicine
- What is being tested?
- Survey-based Data Collection Tool
- How many people
- 410 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2022to 30 Jul 2023
- 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 20 to 70 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: All participants are the volunteered dentists registered as a member of Turkish Dental Association
Who may be able to join
- Having worked as a dentist for at least one year;
- Speaking Turkish as their native language;
- Being a member of the Turkish Dental Association;
- Participating in the study voluntarily.
Who cannot join
- -To stop volunteering until the study is completed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Istanbul Aydin University
Istanbul, Kucukcekmece, 34295
About this study
Official title: An Analysis of Clinicians' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Defensive Dentistry Practices: A Survey-based Research
Medical malpractice claims have been on the rise in recent years due to the growing patient rights movement. This term is defined as an injury caused by a healthcare professional's failure to follow standard practice during treatment, a lack of skill, or failure to provide treatment. Defensive dentistry is on the rise as violence and malpractice claims increase. Defensive dental practices (DDP) refer to minimize legal responsibility of the clinician primarily rather than looking out for the patient's benefit. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, awareness and attitudes of dentists in terms of DDP.
- Conditions
- Defensive Medicine
- Being tested
- Survey-based Data Collection Tool
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Survey-based Data Collection ToolOther
The data collection tool to be presented to the participants is planned as a three-part survey. The first part of this form asked 9 questions about the demographic characteristics of the participants consisted of age, gender, marital status, duration in the profession, specialization in dentistry, type of workplace, and off-the-clock work.
The second part of the data collection tool consisted of the 'Defensive Dentistry Practice Survey,'(DDPS) DDPS which is the original language of which is Turkish, is a 5-point Likert-type scale. A total of 12 statements about DDPS which measure the opinions, attitudes, or behaviors of the participants in terms of DDP, the following options are used: strongly disagreed, disagreed, neither disagreed nor agreed, agreed and strongly agreed, each expressing groups of 20%.
The last part of the survey had 3 close-ended questions with yes-no options expressing 50% groups is used.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| All participants | Not described Receives: Other: Survey-based Data Collection Tool |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
DDPS Score
Total DDPS score of a participant is determined by assigning points as "completely disagreed" (1 point), "disagreed" (2 points), "neither disagreed nor agreed" (3 points), "agreed" (4 points), "completely agreed" (5 points). The total scores are categorized considering the cut-off values as very poor (23-12), poor (35-24), good (47-36), very good (60-48) to determine the level of participants' attitudes towards DDP.
Measured: 1hour
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Jul 2024
- Study start1 Jan 2022
- Primary completion30 Jul 2022
- Study completion30 Jul 2023
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 Defensive MedicineStudies 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
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 410 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Asst. Prof. Dr. Suleyman Emre Meseli, Istanbul Aydın University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06500832
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IAUDENT-02
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 8 Jul 2024
- Last updated
- 15 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Baungaard N, Skovvang PL, Assing Hvidt E, Gerbild H, Kirstine Andersen M, Lykkegaard J. How defensive medicine is defined in European medical literature: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 20;12(1):e057169. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057169.
PubMed 35058268Raposo VL. Defensive Medicine and the Imposition of a More Demanding Standard of Care. J Leg Med. 2019 Oct-Dec;39(4):401-416. doi: 10.1080/01947648.2019.1677273.
PubMed 31940251
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An Analysis of Clinicians' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Defensive Dentistry Practices: A Survey-based Research
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06500832
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IAUDENT-02
- Conditions
- Defensive Medicine
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 410 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jul 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Jul 2024 (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.
Medical malpractice claims have been on the rise in recent years due to the growing patient rights movement. This term is defined as an injury caused by a healthcare professional's failure to follow standard practice during treatment, a lack of skill, or failure to provide treatment. Defensive dentistry is on the rise as violence and malpractice claims increase. Defensive dental practices (DDP) refer to minimize legal responsibility of the clinician primarily rather than looking out for the patient's benefit. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, awareness and attitudes of dentists in terms of DDP.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| All participants | – | Other: Survey-based Data Collection Tool |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- All participants are the volunteered dentists registered as a member of Turkish Dental Association
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Having worked as a dentist for at least one year;
- Speaking Turkish as their native language;
- Being a member of the Turkish Dental Association;
- Participating in the study voluntarily.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -To stop volunteering until the study is completed.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Survey-based Data Collection ToolThe data collection tool to be presented to the participants is planned as a three-part survey. The first part of this form asked 9 questions about the demographic characteristics of the participants consisted of age, gender, marital status, duration in the profession, specialization in dentistry, type of workplace, and off-the-clock work. The second part of the data collection tool consisted of the 'Defensive Dentistry Practice Survey,'(DDPS) DDPS which is the original language of which is Turkish, is a 5-point Likert-type scale. A total of 12 statements about DDPS which measure the opinions, attitudes, or behaviors of the participants in terms of DDP, the following options are used: strongly disagreed, disagreed, neither disagreed nor agreed, agreed and strongly agreed, each expressing groups of 20%. The last part of the survey had 3 close-ended questions with yes-no options expressing 50% groups is used. | Other | All participants |
Primary outcome
DDPS Score
Time frame: 1hour
Total DDPS score of a participant is determined by assigning points as "completely disagreed" (1 point), "disagreed" (2 points), "neither disagreed nor agreed" (3 points), "agreed" (4 points), "completely agreed" (5 points). The total scores are categorized considering the cut-off values as very poor (23-12), poor (35-24), good (47-36), very good (60-48) to determine the level of participants' attitudes towards DDP.
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 15 Jul 2024.
- Background: PubMed 35058268Baungaard N, Skovvang PL, Assing Hvidt E, Gerbild H, Kirstine Andersen M, Lykkegaard J. How defensive medicine is defined in European medical literature: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 20;12(1):e057169. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057169.
- Background: PubMed 31940251Raposo VL. Defensive Medicine and the Imposition of a More Demanding Standard of Care. J Leg Med. 2019 Oct-Dec;39(4):401-416. doi: 10.1080/01947648.2019.1677273.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Defensive Medicine, run by Istanbul Aydın University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 4 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 15 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
DDPS Score (time frame: 1hour). 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 NCT06500832, 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 15 Jul 2024.