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Effectiveness of different oral health education methods among hearing and speech impaired children â?? A clinical trial

Comparison of two different oral health education methods among hearing and speech impaired children â?? An Interventional study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/01/039703
Enrollment
75
Registered
2022-01-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H913- Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Novel oral health education technique: The specialized custom-made oral health education animated video with cartoon characters demonstrating in sign language will be prepared using the

Sponsors

DR RAM SURATH KUMAR K
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children in the age group of 12 â?? 15 years having hearing loss of 70 dB or greater (severe hearing loss) with speech impairment. All the index teeth should have completely erupted.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with mild or moderate hearing loss. Children with underlying systemic disease and/or other special health care needs conditions. Children on medications. Uncooperative children. Parents and children not agreeing to give consent and assent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Gingival index, Plaque index, OHI-S indexTimepoint: baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 4 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in oral health knowledgeTimepoint: baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 4 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactANIL V ANKOLA

KAHERs KLE VISHWANATH KATTI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES

ramsurathkumar1996@gmail.com9095066443

Outcome results

None listed

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