Interactive Oral Health Educational Program for Children With Intellectual Disability and Their Caregivers
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: A Before and After study, before and after study.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Intellectual Disability, Caregiver Burden. Basic parameters: 7 months — 12 months · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Interactive Oral Health Educational Program for Children With Intellectual Disability and Their Caregivers.
Overview
Conducting a research with an interactive oral health educational program and assessing knowledge of caregivers using a questionnaire will help in collecting information about the oral health educational program for children with intellectual disability and the extent of knowledge of care givers in Egypt. This will aid in identifying the knowledge gap, interest, attitude, and practice challenges regarding the children with intellectual disability.
Detailed description
For all children, oral health is a crucial component of overall health, but it is even more crucial for kids with particular medical requirements. Despite the high prevalence of dental disorders among them, people with disabilities or illnesses receive less oral treatment than the general population. According to reports, the largest unmet health need among disabled individuals is dental care. The general health and well-being of the body are closely linked to oral health. The quality of life is enhanced by good dental health. Mentally disabled patients have worse oral health than their normal counterparts, which makes it harder for them to use the oral cavity for activities like eating, swallowing, speaking, chewing, and drooling. This leads to malocclusion, compromised appearance, and poor overall health. Educating parents, guardians, and other caregivers on the causes and self-care prevention of dental disease is a critical part in lowering the caries/gingivitis rate among these children globally. Because of the insufficiency of oral health programs offered in institutions or schools for these particular children, parents and care givers usually have little knowledge about mouth health. they do not understand the significance of dental health, and the educational resources that are accessible to them are frequently insufficient and out-of-date
Interventions
- Other A Before and After study
interactive oral health educational program for children with intellectual disability and their care givers - Other before and after study
To evaluate the oral health of a group of children with disability and determine the effectiveness of the interactive oral health education program on oral health of children and care givers' oral health knowledge.
Primary outcome measures
- Oral health of children [Time frame: 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Secondary outcome Knowledge of Care givers Questionnaire chart [Time frame: 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- children with intellectual disability
- care givers
- IQ(mild)50-69
- IQ(moderate) 35-49
Exclusion criteria
- IQ(severe) 20-34
- refusal to get enrolled in the study.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Da'aj, S.T., Al-Bayati, S., Al-Karawi, A.J., & Hameed, A.S. (2023). Oral Health Education (OHE) Program on Adolescents before and after Teacher's Training in Diyala City: A Comparative Clinical Study. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06838221 · Educational program