Implementation of Oral Health Educational Program on Orphan Children

NCT06428474 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: UREAC-04-3-219
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Oral diseases are most prevalent among children. Orphans children are one of the most vulnerable groups to diseases especially oral diseases. Knowledge toward oral cavity and oral hygiene measures is low among this group, leading to poor practice of oral hygiene measures, which outcomes to oral diseases. Implementation of health education program orphan children who are living in orphanages is important. the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of health education program on the knowledge and practice of orphan children. 80 children were enrolled in this study from different orphanages in Alexandria, Egypt. Knowledge and practice were evaluated before and after intervention using predesigned questionnaire, and oral hygiene was evaluated using simplified oral hygiene index

Conditions

Dental Caries; Knowledge; Practice

Keywords

Oral health education; knowledge; practice; oral hygiene

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge will be assessed using predesigned questionnaire

  The questionnaire consisted of 8 questions to collect data about the children knowledge about teeth number in each dentition, the parts of teeth and its function, causes of oral disease, and how to prevent it.

  Knowledge was measured immediately and after 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Practice will be assessed using predesigned questionnaire

  Practice was evaluated after 6 months

• oral hygiene

  oral hygiene was evaluated after 6 months

Study Arms (1)

children who are living in orphanages

EXPERIMENTAL

Orphan children aged 6-12

Other: Health education

Interventions

Health education OTHER

Oral health education program designed for orphans children

children who are living in orphanages

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Orphan children aged between 6-12 years old

You may not qualify if:

• children suffering from any systemic diseases acute or chronic, congenital abnormalities, psychological or behavioral problems, or receiving medications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pharos University in Alexandria: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pharos University in Alexandria

Alexandria, 536733, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Inas M Karawia

  Pharos University in Alexandria

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, Pharos University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 9, 2024
• First Posted: May 24, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2024
• Study Completion: March 30, 2024
• Last Updated: May 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)