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Assessing the effectiveness of three different modes of oral health education on oral hygiene status among the socially handicapped children aged 12-15 years in Pondicherry- A Randomized controlled trial

Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of three modes of oral health education on oral health knowledge, attitude, practice and oral hygiene status among 12-15 years old socially handicapped childrenâ??A Randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037542
Enrollment
90
Registered
2021-10-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K050- Acute gingivitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Health education: Health education is given for 3 groups of children, for group 1-cartoon animated video for group 2 -caregiver based training. The duration of the study is 6 months. He

Sponsors

K KASTHURIPRIYA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Subjects aged 12-15 years 2.subjects with only permanent dentition. 3.Subjects who are willing to participate in the study 4.subjects who were the residence of the home atleast for 1 year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.subjects with neurological &intellectual disabilities& physically handicapped. 2.subjects on antibiotic therapy 3.Subjects underwent maxillofacial surgeries in previous 6 months. 4.Subjects under chronic medications 5.Subjects with orofacial deformities. 6.Subjects under orthodontic treatment 7.Subjects underwent scaling and root planing in the last three months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Outcome Variables: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, plaque score, calculus score, and debris scoreTimepoint: 6 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Knowledge,attitude,practice,plaque score,calculus score and debris score.Timepoint: Outcome assessed at baseline,third month and at six month intervals.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactK KASTHURIPRIYA

Indira Gandhi Institute Of Dental Sciences, Pillaiyarkuppam.

kasthuripriyasri1996@gmail.com8220145196

Outcome results

None listed

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