MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources
ConditionDental Diseases
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1+
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the impact of a screening and linkage intervention for adverse social determinants of health (aSDoH) on oral health linkage to care for emergency department patients. Researchers will compare three groups: Patients in Arm A will receive paper handouts with general oral health and aSDoH resources. Patients in Arm B will receive paper handouts with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources. Patients in Arm C will receive geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources plus active navigational assistance.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
No evidence of lack of capacity to provide verbal informed consent (as documented in the chart).
Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available by phone for the duration of the study (as reported by the patient)
Unmet oral health needs as ascertained by the Hope Home (adult) or Gazzaz (pediatric) questions
Adult (age ≥18 years old) ED patient or pediatric ED patient (>1 year of age) presenting with parent or legal guardian. Parent will be the primary study participant but if age > 7 years, the child will provide assent for medical record review.
Disqualifiers
Patients on involuntary holds (per electronic medical record review)
Presenting from carceral facilities (per electronic medical record review)
Presenting for acute mental health care under evaluation for Section 12 (per electronic medical record review)
Patients presenting for assistance with intimate partner violence (IPV) or care following sexual assault
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- General information provision
- Geographic information provision
- Navigational assistance
Treatment groups
2,927 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov