Impact of an Educational Program on Gingival Status and Oral Health Related Quality of Life

Oral Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of an Educational Program on Oral Health Related Quality of Life in a Group of 11 to 14 Years Old Egyptian Children: Before and After Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03723174
• Other study ID #: fay
• Status: Completed
• Start date: November 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: July 2021
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

This research targets the evaluation of the impact of oral health educational programs on the gingival status and oral health related quality of life in early adolescence of the Egyptian population. Each participant will benefit from the education of the proper oral hygiene practices under the supervision and follow up of the investigator in addition to the potential improvement of his/ her oral health related quality of life.

Description:

The objective of this study is to improve the gingival status and oral health related quality of life in the Egyptian population's early adolescence. The intervention is an Oral health educational program based on the following:

• Tooth brushing: the modified bass technique is the method of choice the skill will be taught using a video followed by a model demonstration then a supervised brushing session done by the participants.

• Dietary recommendations and importance of visiting the dentist will be introduced in the form of power point presentation that will be set according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD).

• Participant will be asked to come for 4 visits one for base line data collection and administration of the intervention and another 3 follow up visits once per month.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 91
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 20, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 11 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged from 11-14 years old

2. No reported systemic disease

3. No administration of antibiotics in the last month

4. No fixed or removable appliance

5. Absence of acute phase of any oral disease

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient refuses to participate in the study

2. patient fails to attend follow up sessions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gingival Disease
• Gingival Diseases
• Mouth Diseases
• Oral Disease

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Oral Health Educational Program
proper introduction to brushing techniques, dietary recommendations and importance of visiting the dentist

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	New Giza University	Giza

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (3)

Bhardwaj VK, Sharma KR, Luthra RP, Jhingta P, Sharma D, Justa A. Impact of school-based oral health education program on oral health of 12 and 15 years old school children. J Educ Health Promot. 2013 Jul 31;2:33. doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.115820. eCollection 2013. — View Citation

Mostafa B, El-Refai I. Prevalence of Plaque-Induced Gingivitis in a Sample of the Adult Egyptian Population. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2018 Mar 10;6(3):554-558. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2018.131. eCollection 2018 Mar 15. — View Citation

Smith RN, Lath DL, Rawlinson A, Karmo M, Brook AH. Gingival inflammation assessment by image analysis: measurement and validation. Int J Dent Hyg. 2008 May;6(2):137-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2008.00294.x. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Short form Child perception questionnaire 11-14	assessment of Oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional and social well being. each domain scores from 0-20 where 20 means the worst quality of life in each domain.	3 months
Secondary	Photographic evaluation and interpretation using Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud 2021	assessment of Swelling of gingiva red color characteristics using number of red pixels	3 months