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MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources

Description

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.

Conditions

Dental Diseases
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Study Details

Study overview

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.

MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources

MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources

Condition
Dental Diseases
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
  • * 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.
  • * Ability to communicate in English or Spanish (as reported by the patient)
  • * Emergency severity index (ESI) 2-5 (as documented in the electronic medical record)
  • * Residence within catchment area of 3-hospital region (defined by MGB home hospital catchment area) at initial enrollment (as reported by the patient)
  • * Working phone number
  • * 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

Ages Eligible for Study

1 Year to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Massachusetts General Hospital,

Study Record Dates

2028-02-22