Smartphone Application Based Reminder Therapy in Orthodontic Patients

NCT05001490 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: EC 2020-09-055
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized control trial was performed to asses the efficiency of smartphone application based reminder therapy on plaque control and oral hygiene at two points in time.

Conditions

Orthodontic Appliance Complication

Keywords

oral hygiene; smartphone application; plaque index

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Plaque index score

  Turesky modified Quigley-Hein plaque index (score: minimum=0 maximum=5. worsening with increase in score from 0-5)

  0 weeks ( at T0)

• Plaque index score

  Turesky modified Quigley-Hein plaque index (score: minimum=0 maximum=5. worsening with increase in score from 0-5)

  2 weeks ( at T1)

• Plaque index score

  Turesky modified Quigley-Hein plaque index (score: minimum=0 maximum=5. worsening with increase in score from 0-5)

  6 weeks (at T2)

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Smartphone application based reminder

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Smartphone application based reminder OTHER

Brushing reminders were given to the patients in experimental group through a smartphone application twice daily

Also known as: Routine oral hygiene instructions

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may not qualify if:

• \- Patients with prosthesis in the mouth and those taking antibiotics, anti-epileptics, anti-hypertensives and immunosuppressive medications were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rehman Medical Institute - RMI: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rehman medical institute

Peshawar, KPK, 25100, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (10)

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  PMID: 4507151 BACKGROUND

• Parizi MT, Mohammadi TM, Afshar SK, Hajizamani A, Tayebi M. Efficacy of an electric toothbrush on plaque control compared to two manual toothbrushes. Int Dent J. 2011 Jun;61(3):131-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00029.x.

  PMID: 21692783 BACKGROUND

• Eppright M, Shroff B, Best AM, Barcoma E, Lindauer SJ. Influence of active reminders on oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients. Angle Orthod. 2014 Mar;84(2):208-13. doi: 10.2319/062813-481.1. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

  PMID: 24028316 BACKGROUND

• Al-Jewair TS, Suri S, Tompson BD. Predictors of adolescent compliance with oral hygiene instructions during two-arch multibracket fixed orthodontic treatment. Angle Orthod. 2011 May;81(3):525-31. doi: 10.2319/092010-547.1. Epub 2011 Feb 9.

  PMID: 21306222 BACKGROUND

• Cozzani M, Ragazzini G, Delucchi A, Mutinelli S, Barreca C, Rinchuse DJ, Servetto R, Piras V. Oral hygiene compliance in orthodontic patients: a randomized controlled study on the effects of a post-treatment communication. Prog Orthod. 2016 Dec;17(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s40510-016-0154-9. Epub 2016 Dec 19.

  PMID: 27891568 BACKGROUND

• Erbe C, Klees V, Ferrari-Peron P, Ccahuana-Vasquez RA, Timm H, Grender J, Cunningham P, Adam R, Farrell S, Wehrbein H. A comparative assessment of plaque removal and toothbrushing compliance between a manual and an interactive power toothbrush among adolescents: a single-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health. 2018 Aug 3;18(1):130. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0588-1.

  PMID: 30075780 BACKGROUND

• Cardoso Mde A, Saraiva PP, Maltagliati LA, Rhoden FK, Costa CC, Normando D, Capelozza Filho L. Alterations in plaque accumulation and gingival inflammation promoted by treatment with self-ligating and conventional orthodontic brackets. Dental Press J Orthod. 2015 Mar-Apr;20(2):35-41. doi: 10.1590/2176-9451.20.2.035-041.oar.

  PMID: 25992985 RESULT

• McCarney R, Warner J, Iliffe S, van Haselen R, Griffin M, Fisher P. The Hawthorne Effect: a randomised, controlled trial. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007 Jul 3;7:30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-7-30.

  PMID: 17608932 RESULT

• Schwebel FJ, Larimer ME. Using text message reminders in health care services: A narrative literature review. Internet Interv. 2018 Jun 21;13:82-104. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.06.002. eCollection 2018 Sep.

  PMID: 30206523 RESULT

• Farhadifard H, Soheilifar S, Farhadian M, Kokabi H, Bakhshaei A. Orthodontic patients' oral hygiene compliance by utilizing a smartphone application (Brush DJ): a randomized clinical trial. BDJ Open. 2020 Nov 20;6(1):24. doi: 10.1038/s41405-020-00050-5.

  PMID: 33298841 RESULT

Study Officials

• Aneela Nausheen, FCPS

  Rehman-MI

  STUDY CHAIR

• Muhammad K Asif, PHD

  Rehman-MI

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident, department of orthodontics

Model Details: Randomized Control Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 1, 2021
• First Posted: August 12, 2021
• Study Start: August 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2020
• Study Completion: January 31, 2021
• Last Updated: September 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)