The Effect of Active Reminders on Oral Hygiene in Orthodontics

Oral Hygiene Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Active Reminders on Oral Hygiene of Patients With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances With Different Time Intervals

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03330535
• Other study ID #: FRP/2018/27
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: December 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy
• Contact: Omar H Alkadhi, BDS,MS
• Phone: 966505154754
• Email: omar.alkadhi[@]riyadh.edu.sa
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of text message active reminders at different time intervals of oral hygiene instructions in patients with orthodontic fixed appliances.

Description:

Participants with orthodontic fixed appliances will be recruited from the university hospital clinics to receive text message reminders of oral hygiene. Four groups of participants will be formulated. Group 1 will be the control group and will not receive text messages. Group 2 will receive messages once a week. Group 3 will receive text message reminders 3 times a week. Group 4 will receive daily reminders. At baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks, gingival index and plaque index will be measured at each time point and then compared between groups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 88
• Est. completion date: December 2019
• Est. primary completion date: October 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants were having orthodontic fixed appliance treatment.

• Participants were aged 12 years old and above, owned mobile phones and did not have mental or physical disabilities.

• Participants were willing to comply with given oral hygiene instructions.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Oral Hygiene

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Reminders once a week
Participants in this group will receive active oral hygiene reminders through text messaging once a week.
• Verbal oral hygiene instructions
Participants in this group will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions during their regular orthodontic visits every 4 weeks.
• Reminders three times a week
Participants in this group will receive active oral hygiene reminders through text messaging three times a week.
• Daily reminders
Participants in this group will receive active oral hygiene reminders through text messaging on a daily basis.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh Elm University	Riyadh	Ar Riyad

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Plaque Index	Plaque index: 0, no plaque, 1, plaque seen on the tip of the explorer or with disclosing agent, 2. plaque seen with the naked eye, 3, abundance of plaque.	At baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks
Primary	Change in gingival index	Gingival index: 0, normal gingiva, 1, mild inflammation - slight change in color, slight edema and no bleeding on probing, 2, moderate inflammation - redness, edema and glazing and bleeding on probing, 3, severe inflammation - marked redness and edema, ulceration and tendency to spontaneous bleeding.	At baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks