Oral Health Literacy Tailored Communication

NCT01118143 | Completed Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: UIT/TkNN
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 179
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study to investigate attitude, oral health literacy and psychological factors in order to evaluate if these factors are important for oral health in adults. The hypotheses are:

• Multiple interactive demographic, and social and psychological factors contribute to the level of attitude and oral health literacy.
• There is an association between the level of oral health literacy and oral health status
• A structured intervention based on oral health literacy can change the attitude and improve the oral health status.
• Background knowledge has influence on attitude and oral health literacy
• Individuals with positive attitude towards dental health and dentist are attentive towards their oral health.

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases; Dental Plaque; Dental Calculus; Sialorrhea; Streptococcal Infections; Lactobacillus Infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Gingival Index

  The gingival index of the individual was obtained by adding the values of each tooth (an average of 4 scores) and dividing by number of teeth examined with the resulting scores as follows 0.1-1.0 = mild inflammation; 1.1-2.0 = moderate inflammation; 2.1-3.0 = severe inflammation. The GI reference is Löe and Silness, 1963.

  6 months after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Plaque Index

  6 months after intervention

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Tailored oral health literacy instruction

Behavioral: Tailored oral health literacy instruction

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Oral health instruction not tailored to oral health literacy level

Interventions

Tailored oral health literacy instruction BEHAVIORAL

The intervention includes oral hygiene instruction tailored to the level of oral health literacy, and will include information about the outcome of the clinical examination. Providing relevant information to the participant will be in focus, and there will be given a personalized demonstration as well as guidance on how to conduct proper oral hygiene practices at home. The aim of the intervention is to improve oral hygiene and attitudes towards dental care by taking the literacy level of the participant into consideration.

Also known as: Lifestyle counseling

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants \> 20 years of age.
• Participants who master the Norwegian language.
• Participants who are registered at the university dental clinic (IKO).

You may not qualify if:

• People who do not master the Norwegian language.
• Strongly visually impaired people that have difficulty in reading.
• People with a history of heart-attack in the past 6 months.
• Immune- compromised people and organ- transplanted people.
• People with other conditions that might lead to more disadvantages than advantages by participating

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Tromso: lead

Study Sites (2)

Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Tromsø

Tromsø, N-9037, Norway

Location

Public Dental Service Competence Centre of Northern Norway (TkNN)

Tromsø, N-9037, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases; Dental Plaque; Dental Calculus; Sialorrhea; Streptococcal Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Dental Deposits; Tooth Diseases; Calculi; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Salivary Gland Diseases; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Infections

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Professor Jan Bergdahl
• Organization: University of Tromsø

jan.bergdahl@uit.no

+4777649122

Study Officials

• Jan O Bergdahl, Professor

  University of Tromsoe, Norway

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2010
• First Posted: May 6, 2010
• Study Start: June 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2012
• Study Completion: February 1, 2012
• Last Updated: April 16, 2015
• Results First Posted: March 23, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

Locations

NO (2)