Evaluating Plaque Removal in Adolescents Using Bamboo and Conventional Plastic Toothbrushes
prevention
Eco-friendly or Effective? Evaluating Plaque Removal in Adolescents Using Bamboo and Conventional Plastic Toothbrushes: a Randomized Controlled Trial
1 other identifier
interventional
60
1 country
1
Brief Summary
evaluation of bamboo and conventional toothbrushes in plaque removal
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Sep 2025
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 6, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 4, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 20, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 15, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 30, 2025
CompletedSeptember 4, 2025
August 1, 2025
2 months
May 6, 2025
August 26, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
plaque score
measurement of plaque accumulation in scale from 0 till 5 0 indicates no plaque and 5 indicated 2/3 of the tooth surface is covered with plaque
T0 baseline, T1 at 7 days and T2 at 2 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
bristle contamination
after 2 weeks
Study Arms (2)
conventional toothbrush
ACTIVE COMPARATORconventional toothbrush
bamboo toothbrush
EXPERIMENTALrecent tooth brush
Interventions
recent toothbrush
Eligibility Criteria
You may not qualify if:
- disabled participants who cannot perform tooth brushing
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Heba Helallead
Study Sites (1)
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- lecturer
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 6, 2025
First Posted
September 4, 2025
Study Start
September 20, 2025
Primary Completion
November 15, 2025
Study Completion
November 30, 2025
Last Updated
September 4, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-08