Recruiting

Telehealth Visits

Sponsor:

Boston University

Code:

NCT06710483

Conditions

Intellectual Disability, Variable

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 12 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Pre-Dental Telehealth (PDT)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This randomized clinical trial is an innovative pilot project to determine the acceptance and impact of telehealth visits on youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), their caregivers, and dentists. The impact of the telehealth visit will be assessed by: 1) determining if the intervention group was more likely to achieve the set goals and 2) Likert scaled surveys of satisfaction of caregivers and dentists. Qualitative data will be collected to inform improvement on clinical interviews by the dentist.

Conditions

Intellectual Disability, Variable

Study ID

NCT06710483

Start date

Aug 20, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 12 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have an appointment for a routine check up at the Pediatric Clinic or Pediatric Health Center at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
  • Diagnosis of Intellectual or developmental disability (IDD)
  • Have a caregiver who is willing to participate in the study
  • Have a dental provider who is willing to participate in the study
  • English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Pre-Dental Visit Telehealth Interview

Participants randomized into this arm will receive a scripted telehealth interview before the scheduled dental visit.The participant's' caregiver and dentist will complete a survey within a week of the dental visit.

no intervention: Routine Dental Visit

Participants randomized into this arm will receive standard of care dental visit. The participant's' caregiver and dentist will complete a survey within a week of the dental visit.

Interventions

Pre-Dental Telehealth (PDT)

The PDT will be a scripted telehealth interview 3-7 days before the scheduled dental visit to review medical and dental history, to evaluate the participants' needs for the dental visit, and to set an agreed goal for the dental visit using shared decision making. The goal wlll be one of the following: Goal 1: exam cleaning only, Goal 2: exam and cleaning, Goal 3: exam, radiographs, and cleaning.

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of participants who successfully completed the dental visit goal [ Time Frame: within 1 week of the dental visit ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Rua Milaeh, DDS MPH

617-358-6512milaeh@bu.edu

Locations

Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118

Contacts

Keri Discepolo, DDS MPH

617-358-6512kdiscep@bu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Boston University

Last update posted

Aug 12, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Telehealth interview
  • Pediatric dental care
  • Pre-Dental Care Telehealth Visit

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Boston University on 2026-08-12.