Program to Improve Dental Care: Children With ASD

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism

In brief

Children, aged 5-12, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have difficulty with dental visits and daily oral hygiene will complete 3 dental assessments at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. The dental environment and dental procedures will be altered based on the work of Cermak. In between the baseline and 3 months appointments, they will receive 8 weeks of occupational therapy targeting desensitization around dental activities and oral hygiene training. Post testing will assess the number of caries and overall oral health, the number of dental activities able to be accomplished without sedation, and the change in burden of caregivers to achieve oral hygiene.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03546504

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

3

Starts

2018-12-01

Expected to finish

2020-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-04

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• aged 5-12
• able to follow 1-step verbal directions
• able to reliably answer simple yes/no questions
• have sensory processing difficulties as indicated by atypical scores on the Sensory Processing Measure [ref]
• has difficulty completing oral hygiene and dental visits
• has sufficient motor skills to brush own teeth
• family is fluent in English
• has a caregiver willing to adhere to home program
• caregiver is willing to bring child to clinic 8 weekly occupational therapy clinic sessions

You may not qualify if…

• unable to communicate
• unable to physically handle toothbrush to brush teeth
• requires extensive restorative dental work or has had such work within the past 3 months
• has braces, temporary orthodontic prosthesis (e.g., retainers)
• Greater than mild uncorrected hearing or visual impairments
• uncontrolled seizures
• has additional other neurodevelopmental conditions other than ADHD and Anxiety

Where it is running

• University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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