Oral health curriculum for high school children

Effectiveness of an oral health curriculum in reducing dental caries increment and improving oral hygiene behaviour among school children of Ernakulam: A cluster-randomized trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/09/045410

Enrollment

2000

Registered

2022-09-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral Health Curriculum delivered by Dental Professional.: For group A, dental professional will impart the oral health curriculum to the school children. Intervention2: Oral Health Curr

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ã¢â?¬Â¢ High school students belonging to the age group of 13-15 years (from 8 to 10 standard/grade) will be selected. Ã¢â?¬Â¢ Students who are willing to participate in the study and who have given the informed consent (parental consent/assent).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Ã¢â?¬Â¢ Students who are not willing to participate in the study and who do not provide the informed consent (parental consent/assent).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in index scores (DMFT, OHI-S) and difference in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding oral hygiene post-intervention.Timepoint: - Baseline - After 1 year - After 2 years	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparing index scores (DMFT, OHI-S) and knowledge, attitude, and behaviour scores between Dental professional & School teacherTimepoint: - After 1 year - After 2 years	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Venkitachalam R

Amrita School of Dentistry

sekarcandra@gmail.com9481789572

Outcome results