Effectiveness MyBRUSH Module in Improving Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviour on Toothpaste Use and Toothbrushing Among 12-Year-Old Children

NCT07125560 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: USM/JEPeM/KK/24040379
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 176
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 8

Brief Summary

The goal of this intervention study is to study the effectiveness of the oral health education module (MyBRUSH) in improving the knowledge, attitude, and behaviour on toothpaste use and toothbrushing among 12-year-old children. This study also aims to study the effectiveness of the MyBRUSH module in improving dental plaque among 12-year-old children. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• A questionnaire will be used to assess knowledge, attitude, and behaviour regarding toothpaste use and toothbrushing. This assessment will be done at four time points (baseline, evaluation-1, evaluation-2, and evaluation-3), with a one-month interval between each time point.
• A group of participants will receive intervention based on MyBRUSH module and another group of participants will receive intervention based on BEGIN. Each intervention activity will be done after each evaluation assessment is completed.

Conditions

Oral Health; Knowledge; Attitude; Behavior; Dental Plaque

Keywords

Toothpastes; Toothbrushing; Children; Intervention effectiveness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge, attitude, and behavior

  Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and behavior on toothpaste use and toothbrushing using a questionnaire

  Point measurement at baseline, evaluation-1, evaluation-2, and evaluation-3 with 1 month interval for each point measurement (total duration 4 months)

• Dental plaque score

  Dental plaque score based on Silness and Löe plaque index

  Point measurement at baseline, evaluation-1, evaluation-2, and evaluation-3 with 1 month interval for each point measurement (total duration 4 months)

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: MyBRUSH module

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: BEGIN program

Interventions

MyBRUSH module BEHAVIORAL

oral health education module that comprises of booklet for educational material, oral health talk, toothbrushing demonstration and return demonstration, and small group discussion

Intervention group

BEGIN program BEHAVIORAL

BEGIN program that comprise of toothbrushing demonstration and return demonstration

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Malaysian citizen
• Children born in 2013, who would be 12-year-old in 2025
• Children using toothpaste during toothbrushing

You may not qualify if:

• \- Children with special educational needs based on the Ministry of Education (MOE) Malaysia definition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Sains Malaysia: lead

Study Sites (8)

SJKC Pai Sheng

Kunak, Sabah, 91207, Malaysia

Location

SK Kampung Selamat

Kunak, Sabah, 91207, Malaysia

Location

SK Mostyn

Kunak, Sabah, 91207, Malaysia

Location

SK SKIM Kokos

Kunak, Sabah, 91207, Malaysia

Location

SK Balung

Tawau, Sabah, 91000, Malaysia

Location

SK Bombalai

Tawau, Sabah, 91000, Malaysia

Location

SK Holy Trinity

Tawau, Sabah, 91000, Malaysia

Location

SK Jambatan Putih

Tawau, Sabah, 91000, Malaysia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior; Dental Plaque

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dental Deposits; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Mohd Ritzuan Abdul Multalib

  Universiti Sains Malaysia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dental Officer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2025
• First Posted: August 15, 2025
• Study Start: March 5, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: November 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, CSR

Locations

MY (8)