Comparing the Effect of Online and Conventional Oral Health Education in Egypt

NCT05570500 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: DPH20-3M
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 636
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the results of online oral health education and conventional oral health education methods in terms of their effectiveness towards improving the knowledge and practice of oral hygiene in primary school children in Egypt. This study is done in two schools in Egypt, in 3rd and 4th grade respectfully. The classrooms in each grade will be randomly assigned to each of the two groups (online and conventional oral health education). A questionnaire that assesses knowledge and attitude towards self oral care will be administered by the primary investigator before and after the oral health education sessions. The pre and post questionnaires will be compared in terms of results to evaluate the effectiveness of both methods.

Conditions

Knowledge; Attitude to Health; Practice

Keywords

oral health education; oral health promotion; school children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Effect of Oral Health Education on the Oral Health Knowledge in Primary School Children Aged 7-9 Years Old

  A questionnaire will be assigned to the participants to determine level of knowledge. Higher mean value of correct answer is considered to be of satisfactory outcome. lesser mean value of correct answers is considered to be unsatisfactory. The scale of measurement would be the total number of scores per participant entry on the knowledge section of the questionnaire. The knowledge section of the questionnaire contains 5 questions, 4 single answer questions and 1 multiple-answer question with two correct answers. The total score for the knowledge section is 6 marks (4+2), where the lowest score is 0 and the highest is 6. Higher scores mean better outcomes and lower scores mean worse outcomes.

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Effect of Oral Health Education on Oral Hygiene Measures Practice in Primary School Children Aged 7-9 Years Old

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

Control group, conventional oral health education group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Oral health education

Comparison group, online oral health education group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Oral health education

Interventions

Oral health education BEHAVIORAL

oral health education sessions that aims to improve both knowledge of primary school children regarding bacteria, caries, number of teeth, plaque formation and attitude of primary school children regarding tooth brushing techniques, number of times per day, dietary instructions to avoid dental caries.

Comparison group, online oral health education group; Control group, conventional oral health education group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• rd and 4th grade Egyptian students.
• Average of age 7-10 years old.
• Currently residing in Egypt.
• Both male and female students.

You may not qualify if:

• Those who do not consent to participate in the study.
• Those who cannot speak English or Arabic.
• Non-Egyptians

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ain Shams University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Futures language schools

Cairo, Sherook Province, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (15)

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  BACKGROUND

• Mohamed, yomna. (2020). Assessment of the Knowledge and Awareness Among Egyptian Parents in Relation To Oral Health Status of Their Children. Egyptian Dental Journal, 66(2), 737-746. https://doi.org/10.21608/edj.2020.25196.1058

  BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 26045154 BACKGROUND

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• 8- Egyptian ministry of education online portal. Available from: http://portal.moe.gov.eg/eng/Pages/default.aspx#

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• Cascaes AM, Bielemann RM, Clark VL, Barros AJ. Effectiveness of motivational interviewing at improving oral health: a systematic review. Rev Saude Publica. 2014 Feb;48(1):142-53. doi: 10.1590/s0034-8910.2014048004616.

  PMID: 24789647 BACKGROUND

• 13- Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational interviewing: Preparing people for change (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.

  BACKGROUND

• Gao X, Lo EC, McGrath C, Ho SM. Face-to-face individual counseling and online group motivational interviewing in improving oral health: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Sep 18;16:416. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0946-0.

  PMID: 26385340 BACKGROUND

• 15- Acharya, Sonu. (2019). Motivational Interviewing in Pediatric Dentistry: Role in Behavior Management. Journal of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry. 2. 69-72. 10.5005/jp-journals-10077-3030.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Health Education, Dental

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Education; Preventive Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Public Health Dentistry; Environment and Public Health

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Omar Alaa Taqa
• Organization: Ain Shams University

o.a.taqa@hotmail.com

01001454416

Study Officials

• Amira S Badran, PHD

  Ain Shams University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Omar A Taqa, student

  Ain Shams University

  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: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: the participants will know the group they are assigned to since they need to access the online oral health education sessions in case of being assigned to that group. The participants in conventional method will receive their oral health education sessions in their classrooms directly, thus making it impossible to mask both participant groups. the care provider is the primary investigator, and he is the person responsible of delivering the oral health education sessions which makes it impossible to mask the intervention details. Only the outcomes assessor (which is the statistician) will be blinded from the groups involved, names of participants and study details.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Master's degree student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2022
• First Posted: October 6, 2022
• Study Start: December 12, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 20, 2023
• Study Completion: March 25, 2023
• Last Updated: January 10, 2024
• Results First Posted: January 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)