Assessment of oral health needs and to make a oral health education braille tool for blind children

Assessment of Oral Health Status and treatment needs in visually impaired children and to develop a new Braille tool for Oral health education - A Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/10/015977

Enrollment

160

Registered

2018-10-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H540- Blindness, both eyes

Interventions

Intervention1: Braille tool for visually impaired children: Braille is a language and an important media for reading and writing for visually impaired children. It helps them to perceive and visualize

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants aged 13-20 years with both congenital and acquired blindness

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with systemic disease were excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oral hygiene index,Plaque index and dental caries experience index [DMFT]Timepoint: At the end of first month, Oral hygiene index,Plaque index and dental caries experience index [DMFT] Same outcomes will be measured after third month to compare the effectiveness of the Braille tool	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NATimepoint: NA	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr M B Aswath Narayanan

Tamilnadu Government Dental College and Hospital

mban1965@yahoo.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026