# Comparison of Subjective Experiences Between Patients Receiving Clear Aligners or Fixed Appliances

> **NCT03656471** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **West China Hospital** · enrollment: 160 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pain
- Anxiety
- Quality of Life

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** clear aligners or fixed appliances

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03656471
- **Lead sponsor:** West China Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2013-12-03
- **Primary completion:** 2015-12-03
- **Final completion:** 2016-02-01
- **Target enrollment:** 160 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-09-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03656471

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03656471, "Comparison of Subjective Experiences Between Patients Receiving Clear Aligners or Fixed Appliances". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03656471. Licensed CC0.

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