Impact of an Educational Program on Gingival Status and Oral Health Related Quality of Life

NCT03723174 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: fay
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 91
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research targets the evaluation of the impact of oral health educational programs on the gingival status and oral health related quality of life in early adolescence of the Egyptian population. Each participant will benefit from the education of the proper oral hygiene practices under the supervision and follow up of the investigator in addition to the potential improvement of his/ her oral health related quality of life.

Conditions

Gingival Disease; Oral Disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Short form Child perception questionnaire 11-14

  assessment of Oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional and social well being. each domain scores from 0-20 where 20 means the worst quality of life in each domain.

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Photographic evaluation and interpretation using Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud 2021

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

Single Arm

baseline data will be calculated before the oral health educational program using gingival index and after 3 months from the intervention

Behavioral: Oral Health Educational Program

Interventions

Oral Health Educational Program BEHAVIORAL

proper introduction to brushing techniques, dietary recommendations and importance of visiting the dentist

Single Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children aged from 11 to 14 years old seeking dental care at the educational hospital, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry New Giza University.

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged from 11-14 years old
• No reported systemic disease
• No administration of antibiotics in the last month
• No fixed or removable appliance
• Absence of acute phase of any oral disease

You may not qualify if:

• Patient refuses to participate in the study
• patient fails to attend follow up sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

New Giza University

Giza, 12676, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Bhardwaj VK, Sharma KR, Luthra RP, Jhingta P, Sharma D, Justa A. Impact of school-based oral health education program on oral health of 12 and 15 years old school children. J Educ Health Promot. 2013 Jul 31;2:33. doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.115820. eCollection 2013.

  PMID: 24083283 BACKGROUND

• Smith RN, Lath DL, Rawlinson A, Karmo M, Brook AH. Gingival inflammation assessment by image analysis: measurement and validation. Int J Dent Hyg. 2008 May;6(2):137-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2008.00294.x.

  PMID: 18412727 BACKGROUND

• Mostafa B, El-Refai I. Prevalence of Plaque-Induced Gingivitis in a Sample of the Adult Egyptian Population. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2018 Mar 10;6(3):554-558. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2018.131. eCollection 2018 Mar 15.

  PMID: 29610619 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gingival Diseases; Mouth Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Periodontal Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Manal Al Sayed, PhD

  Professor

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 3 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 25, 2018
• First Posted: October 29, 2018
• Study Start: November 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 20, 2021
• Study Completion: May 30, 2021
• Last Updated: August 2, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)