Effectiveness of Brush DJ App in Improving Oral Hygiene Compliance of Fixed Orthodontic Patients

NCT05853276 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: IMU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this day and age, smartphones are occupying big portions of our lives. Expanding development of mobile applications focusing on delivering behavioral health intervention have intrigued us to know better about their efficacy. Hence the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Brush DJ app on improving the oral hygiene compliance of patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances by assessing their gingival status. Null hypothesis: There was no difference in the gingival status and oral hygiene status of patients between verbal oral hygiene instructions and oral hygiene instructions using the Brush DJ app. Research hypothesis: There was a difference in the gingival status and oral hygiene status of patients between verbal oral hygiene instructions and oral hygiene instructions using the Brush DJ app

Conditions

Gingivitis

Keywords

Gingival index; Plaque index; Fixed orthodontic appliance; Mobile application; Oral hygiene

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Plaque index by Sillness and Loe

  Reduction in the mean plaque index scores

  12 weeks

• Gingival index by Loe and Silness

  Reduction in the mean gingival index scores

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group downloads and uses Brush DJ app. Reminders are sent through this app to brush their teeth and along with this oral hygiene instructions are also given.

Behavioral: Brush DJ app

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

This group receives standard oral hygiene instructions

Interventions

Brush DJ app BEHAVIORAL

Brush DJ app is a mobile app which can be freely downloaded. This app was chosen as part of the intervention as it was recognized by the NHS to reduce the risk of gum disease and tooth decay among its users. This app was built around the info given in the public health England Delivering Better Oral Health Toolkit.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• participants who have smartphones with Android version ≥ 4.0.3 or IOS version ≥ 9 operating systems
• participants willing to comply with given oral hygiene instructions
• participants without periodontal disease and /or dental caries at the study onset
• participants who receive their orthodontic appliances within one year after onset of study.

You may not qualify if:

• participants with any mental and physical disability or craniofacial disorders
• participants with enamel or dentin dysplasia
• participants taking medications which affects plaque accumulation such as antibiotics or antibacterial mouth rinses
• Participants with periodontal disease or dental caries at the onset of study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• IMU University, Malaysia: lead

Study Sites (1)

IRDI

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gingivitis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections; Gingival Diseases; Periodontal Diseases; Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Shilpa Gunjal, PhD

  IMU

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2023
• First Posted: May 10, 2023
• Study Start: March 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2023
• Study Completion: October 31, 2023
• Last Updated: March 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

MY (1)