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Effectiveness of special methods such as Braille and ATP technique for visually impaired young adults by which they can be able to keep their teeth clean.

Effectiveness of Braille and Audioâ??Tactile Performance technique for improving oral hygiene status of visually impaired young adults

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/06/019844
Enrollment
70
Registered
2019-06-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H54- Blindness and low vision

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral health education given using Audio-tactile performance technique and Braille.: This group will be consisting of 35 subjects who will be assigned to oral health education given usi

Sponsors

David Albert Coutinho
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Institutionalized visually impaired young adults 2.Partially blinded and completely blind individuals,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Visually impaired young adults with any other disability or syndrome, 2. Uncooperative individuals, 3. Patients with cognitive damage or memory deficiency according to their Medical record.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
After intervention, the knowledge and practice acquired will be estimated as a Primary OutcomeTimepoint: A pre- validated questionnaire for both the groups will be used to assess knowledge and practices at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
After intervention, the oral health status will be estimated as a secondary outcomeTimepoint: Gingival index and Plaque index for both the groups will be used to assess oral health status at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDavid Albert Coutinho

THE OXFORD DENTAL COLLEGE

archanakm20@gmail.com9845620292

Outcome results

None listed

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