Attentional tunnelling in French dental and hospital practitioners
Official title: Impact of Attentional Tunneling or the "Tunnel Effect" in Dentistry. Multi-centre Cross-sectional Study of a Population of French Practitioners.
Run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · NCT07266909 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test how common attentional tunnelling is and how it affects clinical decisions among French dental surgeons, university hospital practitioners, and interns.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 160 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Nice) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | November 21, 2025 |
| Main results expected | November 21, 2025 |
| Study ends | November 30, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | December 5, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07266909 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are French dental practitioners and trainees: university hospital faculty (professors, associate professors), practicing dental surgeons, and dental interns (DES MBD and ODF).
✕Probably not a fit
Dental students are explicitly excluded and will not participate or benefit directly from this project.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This observational project gathers responses from university hospital practitioners, practicing dental surgeons, and dental interns using face-to-face or online surveys to measure attentional tunnelling. Participants will respond to scenarios and questionnaires designed to reveal excessive focus on single clinical elements and any related decision-making errors. Collected data will be analyzed to describe prevalence and patterns across practitioner types and clinical contexts. The goal is to provide evidence to guide awareness and training efforts to reduce cognitive bias in dental care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could help reduce diagnostic and surgical errors in dental care by informing targeted training and awareness programs.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work in broader healthcare settings has shown attentional tunnelling contributes to errors, but dental-specific research is limited and this project is relatively novel for dentistry.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * University hospital practitioner (professor, associate professor, ...) * Dental surgeon (outside university hospitals * Intern (DES MBD and ODF). Exclusion Criteria: * Students.
Where it's running
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Dridi
Nice, France Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Dridi Sophie-Myriam
- Email: Dridi.s@chu-nice.fr
- Phone: 06 19 29 92 08.
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.