The Effect of Using Mobile Applications for Improving Oral Hygiene
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The study aims to investigate the effect of the use of mobile phone application sending reminders to patients with orthodontic fixed appliances on oral hygiene.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2016
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 12, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 25, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 4, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 5, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 12, 2017
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
November 1, 2017
CompletedJanuary 15, 2019
December 1, 2018
5 months
April 5, 2017
June 14, 2017
December 27, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
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 and after 4 weeks.
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 and after 4 weeks.
Study Arms (2)
Mobile phone application
EXPERIMENTALSubjects in this group received a mobile phone application that sends active reminder notifications of oral hygiene 3 times a day.
Verbal oral hygiene instructions
ACTIVE COMPARATORSubjects in this group received verbal oral hygiene instructions during their regular orthodontic visits every 4 weeks.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Alkadhi OH, Zahid MN, Almanea RS, Althaqeb HK, Alharbi TH, Ajwa NM. The effect of using mobile applications for improving oral hygiene in patients with orthodontic fixed appliances: a randomised controlled trial. J Orthod. 2017 Sep;44(3):157-163. doi: 10.1080/14653125.2017.1346746. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
PMID: 28705122DERIVED
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Omar Alkadhi
- Organization
- Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Omar H AlKadhi, BDS, MS
Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Lecturer
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 5, 2017
First Posted
April 12, 2017
Study Start
February 12, 2016
Primary Completion
July 25, 2016
Study Completion
November 4, 2016
Last Updated
January 15, 2019
Results First Posted
November 1, 2017
Record last verified: 2018-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share