Effectiveness of School-based Oral Health Intervention for Children
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: School-Based Oral Health Promotion Program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Oral, Health. Basic parameters: 6 years — 8 years · 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
- Pakistan
- 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
Effectiveness of a School-Based Oral Health Promotion Program on Oral Health Practices, Behaviour, Self-Efficacy, and Clinical Outcomes Among Primary School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
Schools provide an ideal setting for early interventions. Evidence suggests that educational programs incorporating behavioural change theories can improve oral hygiene practices and clinical outcomes. A School-Based Oral Health Promotion Program on Oral Health Practices, Behaviour, Self-Efficacy, and Clinical Outcomes Among Primary School Children for six months, while the control group will receive no intervention, only routine care.
Detailed description
Poor oral health in children leads to pain, absenteeism, and impaired quality of life. Schools provide an ideal setting for early interventions. Evidence suggests that educational programs incorporating behavioural change theories can improve oral hygiene practices and clinical outcomes.
A School-Based Oral Health Promotion Program on Oral Health Practices, Behaviour, Self-Efficacy, and Clinical Outcomes Among Primary School. The oral health promotion intervention will be implemented through weekly interactive sessions lasting 30-40 minutes over six months. These sessions, conducted by trained dental educators and teachers, will use animations, storytelling, demonstrations, and role-plays to teach proper toothbrushing, the importance of fluoride toothpaste, healthy eating habits, and the need for regular dental visits. Children will participate in supervised toothbrushing once a week, supported by peer ambassadors who reinforce daily practices. Educational leaflets and videos will engage parents, while posters in classrooms serve as reminders. Follow-up assessments, including questionnaires and clinical indices, will be conducted at six months, while the control group will receive no intervention, only routine care.
Interventions
- Behavioral School-Based Oral Health Promotion Program
Arm Description: The oral health promotion intervention will be implemented through weekly interactive sessions lasting 30-40 minutes over a period of six months. These sessions, conducted by trained dental educators and teachers, will use animations, storytelling, demonstrations, and role-plays to teach proper toothbrushing, the importance of fluoride toothpaste, healthy eating habits, and the need for regular dental visits. Children will participate in supervised toothbrushing once a week, sup
Primary outcome measures
- Plaque score [Time frame: 6 months]
- Oral Hygiene [Time frame: 6-months]
- Gingival score [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- oral health practices [Time frame: 6 months]
- Oral Health Impact Profile. [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children aged 6-8 years enrolled in selected schools
- Written informed consent from parents/guardians and assent from children
Exclusion criteria
- Children with systemic conditions affecting oral health
- Those currently in other oral health interventions
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
Pakistan · 3 centers
- Saleem ullah fahmi school baqai Medical complex gharo — Karachi
- Saleem ullah fahmi memorial school unit 1 — Karachi
- Saleem ullah fahmi school Khuda ki basti — Karachi
Publications
- nsari Moghaddam S, Shahrzad S, Kermansaravi F. Effect of teach-back method on oral health indicators, self-efficacy, and self-care behaviors of high school students in Zahedan during 2019. J Mashhad Dent School. 2020;44(2):99-113.
- Hashemi ZS, Khorsandi M, Shamsi M, Moradzadeh R. Effect combined learning on oral health self-efficacy and self-care behaviors of students: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health. 2021 Jul 13;21(1):342. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01693-y. PMID 34256752
- Sanaeinasab H, Saffari M, Taghavi H, Karimi Zarchi A, Rahmati F, Al Zaben F, Koenig HG. An educational intervention using the health belief model for improvement of oral health behavior in grade-schoolers: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health. 2022 Mar 27;22(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02132-2. PMID 35346148
- Hernandez-Vasquez A, Azanedo D. The urgency of ensuring equitable and improved access to oral health care during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic: The case of Peru. J Res Health Sci. 2021 Aug 28;21(3):e00528. doi: 10.34172/jrhs.2021.60. PMID 34698662
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07115433 · BMU-BDC