- The Mouth Matters in Mental Health Trial -2 — Recruiting • Non-phase study • Mental Health / Psychiatry • NCT07470437.
- What is being tested: A link worker intervention designed to support people with severe mental health difficulties in attending routine dental appointments, with evaluation of both effectiveness and cost-effectiveness outcomes.
- Patient eligibility overview: The trial targets individuals with severe mental health conditions who face barriers to accessing routine dental care, representing a vulnerable population with complex healthcare needs.
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- Connecting this trial to nearby guidelines, Drug Science and education.
This clinical trial will evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a link work intervention for supporting people with severe mental health difficulties to attend a routine dental appointment. There are two main outcomes, namely: i) attendance at a routine dental appointment; and ii) oral health quality of life. The main predictions are that: 1. The link work intervention plus treatment as usual will lead to greater likelihood of attendance at a routine dental appointment, compared with treatment as usual alone. 2. The link work intervention plus treatment as usual will…
- : * Aged ≥18 years. * Receipt of care from community mental health or early intervention teams at the point of referral. * No routine dental appointment (e.g. high street dentist, special care dentist service) in the past three years. This would include any dental examination, diagnosis, advice or treatment (e.g. fillings, root canal, extractions, crowns, dentures, bridges) resulting from a routine (non-emergency) appointment at a dental service. Emergency dental care (e.g. emergency attendance at an Accident & Emergency Appointment or a dental hospital) is not included within this definition, although any follow-up routine and planned appointments with a dentist would exclude the person from taking part. * Able to provide informed consent as determined by trained researchers in consultation with the clinical team.
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