Oral Health Educational Methods in Adolescence

NCT03216746 | Completed Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: 51712315.4.0000.0102
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 288
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Adolescence is a phase of important redefinitions and become an important period in the construction of new habits. Therefore, oral health education becomes strongly necessary, since good habits acquired at this stage may be perpetuated for adult life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of an educational protocol on oral health in oral knowledge and clinical conditions in adolescence. A longitudinal study is being conducted with an initial sample of 291 adolescents enrolled in a public school in the city of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The educational protocol was built in four phases. In phase I, the participants answered a questionnaire (pre-test) that included five statements about periodontal diseases and their forms of prevention. The answers were arranged in a Likert scale with a score of 1 (one) for the correct responses and 0 (zero) for the incorrect ones, obtaining, therefore, the knowledge score (KC). At this stage, adolescents is also being clinically assessed using simplified oral hygiene index (IHO-S) for dental plaque evaluation and gingival bleeding (ISG). In phase II, the sample (n = 291) is being randomly divided into two groups that receive two different educational interventions: oral orientation (OR) and video (VD). After each intervention, the questionnaire (post-test) is being reapplied. In the next phase (III), the study population (n = 291) is being again divided into four groups, and for two of them (OR + APP / VD + APP) a smartphone app was developed to messages which are being sending over a period of 30 days. In phase IV, the participants (n = 263) are answering again to the questionnaire (follow-up test) and are being reassessed clinically. Non-parametric tests and univariate and multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance will be used for statistical analysis (α = 0.05).

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Keywords

oral health; knowledge; adolescent

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge Score

  The knowledge score varied from 13 (five) to 0 (zero). Higher scores means better outcomes.

  30 days

Study Arms (4)

Oral orientation and App for smartphone

EXPERIMENTAL

The oral health educational method of this group comprised a total of 66 adolescents aged between 14 and 19 years who received standardized oral guidance performed by one of the previously trained researchers and included aspects of general and oral health and, in particular, of periodontal diseases. The participants of this group also received an App for smartphone containing messages of reinforcement in oral health which was sent during a period of 30 days.

Behavioral: Oral orientation and App for smartphone

Oral orientation

EXPERIMENTAL

The oral health educational method of this group comprised a total of 71 adolescents aged between 14 and 19 years who received standardized oral guidance performed by one of the previously trained researchers and included aspects of general and oral health and, in particular, of periodontal diseases.

Behavioral: Oral orientation

Video orientation and App for smartphone

EXPERIMENTAL

The oral health educational method of this group comprised a total of 63 adolescentes aged between 14 and 19 years who received oral health information through an audiovisual material produced especially to this research to offer a teaching medium capable of arousing the attention of its audience. The participants of this group also received an App for smartphone containing messages of reinforcement in oral health which was sent during a period of 30 days.

Behavioral: Video orientation and App for smartphone

Video orientation

EXPERIMENTAL

The oral health educational method of this group comprised a total of 63 adolescentes aged between 14 and 19 years who received oral health information through an audiovisual material produced especially to this research to offer a teaching medium capable of arousing the attention of its audience.

Behavioral: Video orientation

Interventions

Oral orientation and App for smartphone BEHAVIORAL

66 adolescents aged between 14 and 19 years. Participants enrolled in this group received standardized oral guidance performed by one of the previously trained researchers and included aspects of general and oral health and, in particular, of periodontal diseases. This intervention was carried out in a classroom, in a group with approximately 20 participants, providing an environment of discussions about the subjects covered. The duration was approximately 15 minutes. The participants also received an App for smartphone containing messages of reinforcement in oral health which was sent during a period of 30 days.

Oral orientation and App for smartphone

Oral orientation BEHAVIORAL

71 adolescents aged between 14 and 19 years. Participants enrolled in this group received standardized oral guidance performed by one of the previously trained researchers and included aspects of general and oral health and, in particular, of periodontal diseases. This intervention was carried out in a classroom, in a group with approximately 20 participants, providing an environment of discussions about the subjects covered. The duration was approximately 15 minutes.

Oral orientation

Video orientation and App for smartphone BEHAVIORAL

63 adolescentes aged between 14 and 19 years. Participants enrolled in this group received oral health information through an audiovisual material produced especially to this research to offer a teaching medium capable of arousing the attention of its audience. The elaboration counted with the participation of three actors, two acting as adolescents and the third as a dental surgeon. The video had a total duration of 14 minutes. The participants also received an App for smartphone containing messages of reinforcement in oral health which was sent during a period of 30 days.

Video orientation and App for smartphone

Video orientation BEHAVIORAL

63 adolescentes aged between 14 and 19 years. Participants enrolled in this group received oral health information through an audiovisual material produced especially to this research to offer a teaching medium capable of arousing the attention of its audience. The elaboration counted with the participation of three actors, two acting as adolescents and the third as a dental surgeon. The video had a total duration of 14 minutes.

Video orientation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adolescents of both sexes
• Regularly enrolled in the high school of a public institution

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with physical or mental condition
• Absence of signing consent form
• Adolescents with fixed orthodontic apparatus

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal do Paraná: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Vilella KD, Fraiz FC, Benelli EM, Assuncao LR. Oral Health Literacy and Retention of Health Information Among Pregnant Women: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2017;15(1):41-48. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a37712.

  PMID: 28232973 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Interventions

Amyloid

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Multiprotein Complexes; Macromolecular Substances; Proteins; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr Luciana Reichert Assunção Zanon
• Organization: UFParaná

lurassuncao@yahoo.com.br

554133604025

Study Officials

• Luciana Zanon, PhD

  Universidade Federal do Paraná

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Pediatric Dentistry

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2017
• First Posted: July 13, 2017
• Study Start: December 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2017
• Study Completion: December 1, 2017
• Last Updated: May 5, 2020
• Results First Posted: April 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share