NCT05688982

MOLAR: Mapping Oral Health and Local Area Resources

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,927 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	General information provision	Patients will receive information with general oral health and aSDoH resources.
BEHAVIORAL	Geographic information provision	Patients will receive information with geographically-proximate oral health and aSDoH resources based on a directory created by the study team.
BEHAVIORAL	Navigational assistance	Patients will receive phone-based navigational assistance from the study navigator.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-25
• Primary completion: 2028-02-22
• Completion: 2028-02-22
• First posted: 2023-01-18
• Last updated: 2026-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States