CompletedNot Applicable

The Effects of Bundling Dental and Medical Appointments and Price on Uptake of Preventive Dental Care

Chile306,524 participantsStarted 2025-07-30

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of behavioral messages sent via WhatsApp in encouraging patients to schedule preventive dental check-ups. Specifically, it examines how (1) prompting people to bundle the dental appointment with an existing medical visit and (2) price discounts influence scheduling behavior.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 to 70 years * Have a valid mobile phone number that can receive WhatsApp messages, recorded in the clinic network's patient database * Have a scheduled non-dental medical appointment between 1 and 7 days after the day the WhatsApp message is received * Have not attended a dental appointment at the clinical network in the past 6 months

What they're measuring

Preventive Dental appointment scheduling

Timeframe: Within 7 days of receiving the WhatsApp message

Preventive Dental appointment attendance

Timeframe: Within 30 days of receiving the WhatsApp message

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07121673

SponsorUniversity of Chile

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-11-30

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