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Effect of Oral health education among 12-15 year old school children in Dharan

Effectiveness of oral health education intervention strategies among 12-15-year-old school children in Dharan, Nepal: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/05/013985
Enrollment
240
Registered
2018-05-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral health education: Oral health education is given by using active and passive method Control Intervention1: oral health examination: oral health is assessed without giving health ed

Sponsors

Department of public health dentistry college of dental surgery BPKIHSDharanNepal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Secondary schools providing co-education and Cooperative 12-15 years old school Children whose parents give their consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with any systemic disease,Children requiring any emergency dental treatment,Children with orthodontic appliances ,and Children involved in similar other studies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effectiveness of oral health education will be assessed by calculating mean score of oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices, plaque control and gingival health among 12-15-year-old school children in Dharan.Timepoint: 3 months and 6 months after baseline data collection

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
i)Effectiveness of active and passive methods of oral health education ii) Effectiveness of oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices of 12-15-year-old school children studying in public and private schools of Dharan iii) Impact of an oral health education in terms of plaque control, gingival health and dentition status in 12-15-year-old school children studying in public and private schools of Dharan Timepoint: 3 and 6 months after baseline data collection

Countries

Nepal

Contacts

Public ContactDr Krishna Subedi

B.P.KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (BPKIHS)-DHARAN, NEPAL

shrestha.ashish@bpkihs.edu977-9842155112

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026