COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children Consortium

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on nearly every sector of science and industry worldwide, including a significant disruption to clinical trials and dentistry. From the beginning of the pandemic, dental care was considered high risk for viral transmission due to frequent aerosol-generati...

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Main Authors: Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez, Molly A. Martin, Suchitra S. Nelson, Belinda Borrelli, Michelle M. Henshaw, Shelley Curtan, Helen E. Lindau, Nicolle Rueras, Anna S. Sandoval, Stuart A. Gansky
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Dental Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2021.671911/full
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spelling doaj-bfc72e9cbcec410087340c7f58657bb32021-07-09T15:20:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Dental Medicine2673-49152021-07-01210.3389/fdmed.2021.671911671911COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children ConsortiumFrancisco J. Ramos-Gomez0Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez1Molly A. Martin2Suchitra S. Nelson3Belinda Borrelli4Michelle M. Henshaw5Shelley Curtan6Helen E. Lindau7Nicolle Rueras8Anna S. Sandoval9Stuart A. Gansky10Stuart A. Gansky11Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCenter to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health (CAN DO), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United StatesInstitute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Community Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United StatesCenter for Behavioral Sciences Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United StatesGlobal and Population Health, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Community Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United StatesDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCenter for Behavioral Sciences Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United StatesInstitute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United StatesCenter to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health (CAN DO), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSchool of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on nearly every sector of science and industry worldwide, including a significant disruption to clinical trials and dentistry. From the beginning of the pandemic, dental care was considered high risk for viral transmission due to frequent aerosol-generating procedures. This resulted in special challenges for dental providers, oral health care workers, patients, and oral health researchers. By describing the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had on four community-based randomized clinical trials in the Oral Health Disparities in Children (OHDC) Consortium, we highlight major challenges so researchers can anticipate impacts from any future disruptions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2021.671911/fullCOVID-19pandemic (COVID-19)clinical trialscommunity-based participatory researchdentistrybehavioral science
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author Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez
Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez
Molly A. Martin
Suchitra S. Nelson
Belinda Borrelli
Michelle M. Henshaw
Shelley Curtan
Helen E. Lindau
Nicolle Rueras
Anna S. Sandoval
Stuart A. Gansky
Stuart A. Gansky
spellingShingle Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez
Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez
Molly A. Martin
Suchitra S. Nelson
Belinda Borrelli
Michelle M. Henshaw
Shelley Curtan
Helen E. Lindau
Nicolle Rueras
Anna S. Sandoval
Stuart A. Gansky
Stuart A. Gansky
COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children Consortium
Frontiers in Dental Medicine
COVID-19
pandemic (COVID-19)
clinical trials
community-based participatory research
dentistry
behavioral science
author_facet Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez
Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez
Molly A. Martin
Suchitra S. Nelson
Belinda Borrelli
Michelle M. Henshaw
Shelley Curtan
Helen E. Lindau
Nicolle Rueras
Anna S. Sandoval
Stuart A. Gansky
Stuart A. Gansky
author_sort Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez
title COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children Consortium
title_short COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children Consortium
title_full COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children Consortium
title_fullStr COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children Consortium
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 Impact on Community-Based Participatory Randomized Controlled Trials—Lessons From the Oral Health Disparities in Children Consortium
title_sort covid-19 impact on community-based participatory randomized controlled trials—lessons from the oral health disparities in children consortium
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Dental Medicine
issn 2673-4915
publishDate 2021-07-01
description The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on nearly every sector of science and industry worldwide, including a significant disruption to clinical trials and dentistry. From the beginning of the pandemic, dental care was considered high risk for viral transmission due to frequent aerosol-generating procedures. This resulted in special challenges for dental providers, oral health care workers, patients, and oral health researchers. By describing the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had on four community-based randomized clinical trials in the Oral Health Disparities in Children (OHDC) Consortium, we highlight major challenges so researchers can anticipate impacts from any future disruptions.
topic COVID-19
pandemic (COVID-19)
clinical trials
community-based participatory research
dentistry
behavioral science
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2021.671911/full
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