The Effects of Different Oral Hygiene Instructions

NCT06449950 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 11/02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 202
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions on the oral health parameters in patients of different age groups. 202 patients in 6-9 and 10-12 aged (n=101 and n=101, respectively) were included in the study protocol. Before oral hygiene instructions, baseline oral g of all patients were determined using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S). Within each age group, approximately half of the participants randomly assigned to verbal (n=50 for 6-9 ages, n=51 for 10-12 ages) and video-based OHI (n=51 for 6-9 ages, n=50 for 10-12 ages). Patients were re-called for after 30 days and final OHI-S scores were recorded.

Conditions

Oral Hygiene Education; Oral Hygiene Education Methods

Keywords

Oral health education; Oral hygiene; Pediatric dental patients; Toothbrushing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) Scoring

  In the present study, 30 days after verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions were given to patients, oral hygiene status was similarly determined and recorded using OHI-S index method (OHI-S final scores).

  30 days

Study Arms (2)

Verbal Oral Hygiene Instruction Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Verbal oral hygiene instructions were given to the pediatric patients by the instructor using the Bass brushing technique without any training model or visual aids, only with the verbal instructions.

Behavioral: Behavioral: Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions

Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instruction Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The video-based oral hygiene instructions to be delivered to the paediatric dental participants were given by watching a pre-prepared video tape on a tooth and jaw model, using the instructions specified in the verbal education.

Behavioral: Behavioral: Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instructions

Interventions

Behavioral: Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions BEHAVIORAL

OHI-S index scores of patients who received verbal oral hygiene education were measured at baseline and final (in post-education).

Verbal Oral Hygiene Instruction Group

Behavioral: Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instructions BEHAVIORAL

OHI-S index scores of patients who received video-based oral hygiene education were measured at baseline and final (in post-education).

Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instruction Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 6-9 years or 10-12 years
• Children who were medically free of chronic/systemic conditions
• Patients without physical or mental disabilities or syndromes
• Patients without motor dysfunction diseases
• Patients whose permanent central incisor and permanent first molar teeth had erupted and had not been extracted for any reason

You may not qualify if:

• Children aged \<6 or \>12 years
• Children with chronic/systemic conditions
• Patients with physical or mental disabilities or syndromes
• Patients with motor dysfunction diseases
• Patients whose permanent central incisor and permanent first molar teeth had not erupted

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ankara University

Ankara, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Demirel A, Guclu HS, Guclu M, Bagis N. Evaluation of Effects of Verbal and Video-Based Instructions on the Improvement of Oral Hygiene Status in Children: A Randomised Clinical Trial. Int J Dent Hyg. 2025 Aug;23(3):575-583. doi: 10.1111/idh.12898. Epub 2025 Jan 29.

  PMID: 39887898 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The outcome assessor -performing the final examination- carried out the final OHI-S index scoring blindly without knowing which Oral Hygiene Instruction group (verbal and video-based) the participants were in.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: For each age group (6-9 and 10-12) participants were randomly assigned to verbal and video-based oral hygiene instruction groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2024
• First Posted: June 10, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 12, 2023
• Study Completion: September 12, 2023
• Last Updated: June 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Locations

TU (1)