Clinical trial NCT02943200: The Prevalence of Malocclusion Development in a Group of Egyptian Children With Digit Sucking Aged 3 to 6 Years
Official title: The Prevalence of Malocclusion Development in a Group of Egyptian Children With Digit Sucking Aged 3 to 6 Years: A Cross Sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Children With Digit Sucking
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-10-24
Enrollment: 185
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 6
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: population is limited to Egyptian children who are aged from 3 to 6 years and are thumb suckers. both genders are included

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of malocclusion among a group of Egyptian children with digit sucking aged 3 to 6 years.

Detailed description: The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of malocclusion among a group of Egyptian children with digit sucking aged 3 to 6 years.

PICO:

Population: Egyptian Children with digit sucking aged 3 to 6 years. Outcome: Development of malocclusion.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children between ages 3 to 6 years.
* Children those are medically free.
* Both genders are included.
* Egyptian children

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of an obvious alternative cause for malocclusion (e.g. trauma, syndromes).
* Participants exposed to thumb sucking prevention programs.
* Participants who underwent orthodontic treatment for his/her malocclusion.
* Participants' caregivers refuse to give consent.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Anterior open bite
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Over bite.
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Over jet.
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Anterior and posterior cross bite.
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Cairo University
name: Mahmoud Hamdy, professor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Cairo University
name: Salah Behery, professor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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