Health Care UtilizationNCT07443319
Evaluation of Barriers and Unmet Needs, Parental Satisfaction, and Measurement of Utilization of Dental Care and Dental Services
An observational study of Health Care Utilization, run by Cairo University.
Trial summary
Evaluation of the barriers and unmet needs of using dental services for children and measure the extent of parents' satisfaction with the service provided to their children using database information for the health facility by cross sectional studies Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 2 to 12 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Care Utilization
- How many people
- 1,058 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Mar 2026to Sep 2026
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 2 to 12 years
- All sexes
- Child
Study population: Location: Diagnostic clinic, Pediatric dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. Examiner: Questioner interview with parents of the patient from age 2 to 12 years old
Who may be able to join
- Parents of children aged 2 to 12 years old.
Who cannot join
- Parents refuse to sign the informed consent.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of Barriers and Unmet Needs, Parental Satisfaction, and Measurement of Utilization of Dental Care and Dental Services Provided in Pediatric Dentistry Department in El Kasr El Einy. A Cross-Sectional Study: Part II
Evaluation of the barriers and unmet needs of using dental services for children and measure the extent of parents' satisfaction with the service provided to their children using database information for the health facility by cross sectional studies
Read the detailed description
Utilization in health care is the consumption of services or supplies, such as the number of dental visits a person makes per year with a health care provider (Medical Dictionary 2009), it is either the first dental visit, no dental visits during a specified period, or the total expenditure of dental visits or routine care.
Barriers and Unmet needs are essential to understand and assess the prevalence of oral disease to create an oral health care environment to understand children's oral health care needs.
To ensure the patient and parent continuity of follow up satisfaction measurement is a demand.
evaluating the patients' reaction and their satisfaction with the service makes the person want to repeat this service if he feels satisfied and sometimes happy when receiving it.
Increasing parents' awareness about visiting the dental clinic to improve the quality of life of their families.
Comfortable utilization dental services in dental clinics and following up on children's oral health to improve their quality of life.
Increasing parents' awareness about visiting the dental clinic to improve the quality of life of their families.
Increasing the detection rate and following the system that improves the performance of his task in an optimal manner, the supervisor, which gives him more comfort while carrying out his duty.
Raising the level of oral health and improving the quality of life of individuals in the community.
- Conditions
- Health Care Utilization
- Medical subject headings
- Patient Acceptance of Health Care
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| population | A group of parents who use dental services for their children that is from 2-12 years and attending faculty of dentistry pediatric department. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Barriers needs and unmet needs
Questionnaire consists of closed questions based on Aday and Andersen's (1974) framework
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Parents' satisfaction
DSQ questionnaire
Measured: 6 months
Utilization of dental services
No. of patient using the dental care service, Formula in utilization definition
Measured: 6 months
Statistical analysis
Preformed chart Source: Ministry of Health \& Population.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Mar 2026
- Study startMar 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionSep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Health Care UtilizationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 1,058 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sara Mohammed Haider Majhoom, Cairo University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07443319
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 25-2-25
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 25 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of Barriers and Unmet Needs, Parental Satisfaction, and Measurement of Utilization of Dental Care and Dental Services Provided in Pediatric Dentistry Department in El Kasr El Einy. A Cross-Sectional Study: Part II
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07443319
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 25-2-25
- Conditions
- Health Care Utilization
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 1,058 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 2 Mar 2026 (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.
Evaluation of the barriers and unmet needs of using dental services for children and measure the extent of parents' satisfaction with the service provided to their children using database information for the health facility by cross sectional studies
Detailed description
Utilization in health care is the consumption of services or supplies, such as the number of dental visits a person makes per year with a health care provider (Medical Dictionary 2009), it is either the first dental visit, no dental visits during a specified period, or the total expenditure of dental visits or routine care.
Barriers and Unmet needs are essential to understand and assess the prevalence of oral disease to create an oral health care environment to understand children's oral health care needs.
To ensure the patient and parent continuity of follow up satisfaction measurement is a demand.
evaluating the patients' reaction and their satisfaction with the service makes the person want to repeat this service if he feels satisfied and sometimes happy when receiving it.
Increasing parents' awareness about visiting the dental clinic to improve the quality of life of their families.
Comfortable utilization dental services in dental clinics and following up on children's oral health to improve their quality of life.
Increasing parents' awareness about visiting the dental clinic to improve the quality of life of their families.
Increasing the detection rate and following the system that improves the performance of his task in an optimal manner, the supervisor, which gives him more comfort while carrying out his duty.
Raising the level of oral health and improving the quality of life of individuals in the community.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| population | – | –A group of parents who use dental services for their children that is from 2-12 years and attending faculty of dentistry pediatric department. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 2 to 12 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- Location: Diagnostic clinic, Pediatric dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. Examiner: Questioner interview with parents of the patient from age 2 to 12 years old
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Parents of children aged 2 to 12 years old.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Parents refuse to sign the informed consent.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Barriers needs and unmet needs
Time frame: 6 months
Questionnaire consists of closed questions based on Aday and Andersen's (1974) framework
3 secondary outcomes
Parents' satisfaction
Time frame: 6 months
Utilization of dental services
Time frame: 6 months
Statistical analysis
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Mar 2026.
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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.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Health Care Utilization, run by Cairo 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Mar 2026. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Sara M Majhoom, Master degree student (01101453107, sara.haider@dentistry.cu.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Barriers needs and unmet needs (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 2 Mar 2026.