Effect of Oral Health Education on Oral Health Status, Treatment Needs and Barriers to Care

Sponsor

Jordan University of Science and Technology (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04317768

Collaborator

(none)

232

Enrollment

Location

Arms

16.9

Actual Duration (Months)

13.7

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Jordanian children have very poor oral hygiene parameters, and this is reflected as very high caries prevalence and poor gingival health conditions. This study will focus on children at social homes in the community in order to establish a baseline reference about their oral health status, treatment needs, and barriers to dental care. Also, to report the efficacy of oral health education using audio-visual aids and frequent motivation on oral health status, treatment needs and barriers to care among children at social homes in Jordan.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Dental Caries Gingivitis	Behavioral: Basic oral health education and motivation Behavioral: Intensive oral health education and motivation	N/A

Detailed Description

The oral health status (OHS) for children and adults is a reflection of the whole body general health status as well as the overall quality of life. Jordanian children have very poor oral hygiene parameters, and this is reflected as very high caries prevalence and poor gingival health conditions. Orphans and children who come from broken homes are suspected to have poorer oral health conditions from their peers in the public due to the different parameters that can affect their general health in whole and oral health in particular, and this could affect their quality of life. These parameters can be related to socioeconomic status, psychological and behavioral conditions, access to care and other factors. The role of tooth brushing in decreasing dental caries and enhancing the gingival health is well-established in the literature, and oral health education programs have proven to be effective in improving the oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior of children. These programs could be regarded as an effective measure to enhance the oral health status and establish good routines in childhood which is vital for optimum oral health and provision of lifelong protection against caries.

This study will focus on children at social homes in the community in order to establish a baseline reference about their oral health status, treatment needs, and barriers to dental care. Also, to report the efficacy of oral health education using audio-visual aids and frequent motivation on oral health status, treatment needs and barriers to care among children at social homes in Jordan.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

232 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

This is a cross-sectional study on a randomly selected group of children from randomly selected social homes in Jordan. Children and/or the care giver (n=500) will answer a questionnaire in an interview about his/her demographics, oral health related habits, the child general health status, the child oral health related quality of life, barriers to getting dental care, treatment needs for those children. A thorough clinical examination will be done to these children by a mouth mirror and explorer at a suitable room in the social home. The investigators will record the baseline oral health status parameters (Caries, gingival health and presence of plaque). For the interventions; A representative sample (25%) will be divided to two subgroups; group one (Study) and group two (Control) which will be matched for age and gender.This is a cross-sectional study on a randomly selected group of children from randomly selected social homes in Jordan. Children and/or the care giver (n=500) will answer a questionnaire in an interview about his/her demographics, oral health related habits, the child general health status, the child oral health related quality of life, barriers to getting dental care, treatment needs for those children. A thorough clinical examination will be done to these children by a mouth mirror and explorer at a suitable room in the social home. The investigators will record the baseline oral health status parameters (Caries, gingival health and presence of plaque). For the interventions; A representative sample (25%) will be divided to two subgroups; group one (Study) and group two (Control) which will be matched for age and gender.

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking Description:

The statistician is blinded to groups.

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

The Effectiveness of Oral Health Education Using Audio-visual Aids and Frequent Motivation on Oral Health Status, Treatment Needs and Barriers to Care Among Children at Social Homes in Jordan

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 1, 2019

Actual Primary Completion Date :

May 15, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Study group They will be educated and motivated by an intensive program consisting of verbal instructions, Power Point lectures, posters and live demonstrations about oral hygiene instructions and teaching the proper way to brush the teeth. These will be reinforced by the investigator at intervals of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.	Behavioral: Basic oral health education and motivation Subjects will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions using a model to demonstrate only once at the beginning of the study, no further motivation or educational seminars will be done. Behavioral: Intensive oral health education and motivation Subjects will be educated and motivated by an intensive program consisting of verbal instructions, PowerPoint lectures, posters and live demonstrations about oral hygiene instructions and teaching the proper way to brush the teeth. These will be reinforced by the investigator at intervals of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.
Other: Control group They will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions using a model to demonstrate only once at the beginning of the study, no further motivation or educational seminars will be done.	Behavioral: Basic oral health education and motivation Subjects will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions using a model to demonstrate only once at the beginning of the study, no further motivation or educational seminars will be done.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Study group

They will be educated and motivated by an intensive program consisting of verbal instructions, Power Point lectures, posters and live demonstrations about oral hygiene instructions and teaching the proper way to brush the teeth. These will be reinforced by the investigator at intervals of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.

Behavioral: Basic oral health education and motivation

Subjects will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions using a model to demonstrate only once at the beginning of the study, no further motivation or educational seminars will be done.

Behavioral: Intensive oral health education and motivation

Subjects will be educated and motivated by an intensive program consisting of verbal instructions, PowerPoint lectures, posters and live demonstrations about oral hygiene instructions and teaching the proper way to brush the teeth. These will be reinforced by the investigator at intervals of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.

Other: Control group

They will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions using a model to demonstrate only once at the beginning of the study, no further motivation or educational seminars will be done.

Behavioral: Basic oral health education and motivation

Subjects will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions using a model to demonstrate only once at the beginning of the study, no further motivation or educational seminars will be done.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Measure of dental caries [1 year]
Decayed, missing, filled teeth
Gingival health [1 year]
Presence or absence of gingival inflammation
Oral hygiene [1 year]
Presence or absence of dental plaque

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

4 Years to 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy children living in social homes among age group specified

Exclusion Criteria:

Children with poor behavior

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Irbid		Jordan	22110

Sponsors and Collaborators

Jordan University of Science and Technology

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Ola Al-Batayneh, Jordan University of Science and Technology

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Jordan University of Science and Technology

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04317768

Other Study ID Numbers:

JUST 293-2018

First Posted:

Mar 23, 2020

Last Update Posted:

Mar 30, 2021

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2021

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Jordan University of Science and Technology

Oral health status

Dental treatment needs

Barriers to dental care

Children at social homes

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Gingivitis

Dental Caries

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 30, 2021