Association Between Early Childhood Caries, Low Birth Weight and Nutritional Risk Factors: (Cohort Study)

ECC Clinical Trial

Official title:

Association Between Early Childhood Caries, Low Birth Weight and Nutritional Risk Factors: (Cohort Study)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04344366
• Other study ID #: ECC in LBW children
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: August 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: July 2020
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: dina morad
• Phone: 01150316543
• Email: dina_farrag[@]dentistry.cu.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the ECC experience in children aged from 12 to 36 month with low birth weight children in comparison to normal birth weight.

Description:

Dental caries is on the top list of most widespread chronic diseases in addition to be a major public health issue. Dental caries is the single most common chronic childhood disease; it is 5 times more common than asthma, 7 times more common than hay fever and 14 times more common than chronic bronchitis. Deciduous tooth decay was ranked as the 12th most prevalent condition, affecting 560 million children in the 2015 Global Burden of Disease Study.

Low birth weight and premature birth are highly related to infant mortality, perinatal infections and the poor growth and development of children. Some risk groups have been identified, and attention should be focused on them so that preventive and health promotion measures are taken in an attempt to reverse this situation. One of these risk groups is composed of children born prematurely. Prematurity may be a predisposing factor for the development of caries.

There is a strong relationship between birth weight and infant mortality and morbidity and chronic diseases later in life. Many studies discussed the association between birth weight and dental caries however the results were conflicting. Knowledge of the association between low birth weight and the risk factors of ECC and the associated nutritional risk factors will improve the preventive and health promotion measures for this population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Months to 36 Months

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy children.

• Children aged from 12 to 36 month.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal of participation from the parents.

• Medically compromised children

• Major illness

• Child with special needs

• Any systemic disease that may affect caries experience.

• Any congenital deformity that may affect caries experience.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Birth Weight
• ECC
• LBW Children

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

References & Publications (2)

da Silva Castro CR, de Sousa Cabral MBB, Mota ELA, Cangussu MCT, Vianna MIP. Analysis of the influence of low birth weight on the time of eruption of dental caries in children in early childhood. J Public Health Dent. 2019 Dec;79(4):292-297. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12322. Epub 2019 May 13. — View Citation

Masumo R, Birungi N, Bårdsen A, Fadnes LT, Astrøm AN. Impact of low birthweight on early childhood caries in 6-36 months old infants in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. Acta Odontol Scand. 2014 May;72(4):312-20. doi: 10.3109/00016357.2014.880189. Epub 2014 Jan 27. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	early childhood caries	Dental examination	1 year
Secondary	Nutritional risk factors	questionnaire	1 year