Clinical trial NCT04004780: Prevalence of Self-medication for Dental Conditions by Parents for Their Children
Official title: Prevalence of Self-medication for Dental Conditions by Parents for Their Children
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Self-medication for Dental Conditions
Keywords: Self-medication-drug interactions
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-07-02
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 10
Standard ages: CHILD
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Parents of healthy children up to 10 years.

Brief summary: To evaluate prevalence of self-medication for dental conditions by parents for their children.

Self-medications practices.

Detailed description: According to the World Health Organization, self-medication is the act of medicating oneself, either on their own initiative or on the advice of a close person, to treat self-recognized conditions or symptoms without supervision by a healthcare professional.

The growth and dissemination of self-medication practice represents a serious global public health issue, with increased risks of adverse drug reactions, non-beneficial drug interactions, drug abuse, and the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens.

Parents are the primary caregivers to whom children report their symptoms. But due to the presence of economic and time constraints, some parents seek the practice of self-medication for their children . However, children have a growing body reacting differently to the drugs (need of dose adjustment, choice of the proper route of administration and the need of taking in consideration the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics particularities of medicines) and therefore the inappropriate and unguided use of medications may lead to fatal complications.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Parents of healthy children up to 10 years.
* Parents who accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Guardians other than parents (child's father or mother).

Primary outcomes:
measure: prevalence of self-medication
timeFrame: one year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: self-medication practices
timeFrame: one year
Other outcomes:
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Study officials:
References:
citation: • Dentistry, P. (2018). RESEARCH ARTICLE SELF-MEDICATION MEDICATION PRACTICES BY PARENTS IN CHILDREN FOR DENTAL CONDITIONS * Amrita Amrita Nayyar and Anand K. Tavargeri Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital
citation: • Paulino, M. R., Clementino, M. A., Santos, H. B. de P., Batista, M. I. H. de M., Carvalho, A. A. T., Nonaka, C. F. W., & Sousa, S. A. de. (2019). Self-Medication for Toothache and its Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents. Pesquisa Brasileira Em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, 19(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4034/pboci.2019.191.3
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citation: • Bras Odontopediatria Clin Integr 2016; 16(1):229-34. https://doi.org/10.4034/PBOCI.2016.161.24.