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effect of educational mobile messages on mothers knowledge level about their childs oral health.

Effectiveness of educational WhatsApp messages compared to conventional oral health education on mother’s knowledge, perception and practices of their child’s oral health in Belagavi City- A Randomized controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050857
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-03-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Intervention group: Educational WhatsApp messages will be sent fortnightly for 4 months. Reassessment will be done at the end of 4 months. Control Intervention1: Control Group: Convent

Sponsors

Anu Sara Varghese
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: mothers of 3-6 year old preschool children who accept to participate in all stages of research by signing a written informed consent form and those who have WhatsApp Messenger app installed on their smartphones, or those who agree to install it for participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: mothers of 3-6 year old preschool children who do not use smart phones

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
mother’s knowledge, perception and practices of their child’s oral healthTimepoint: Baseline, 4 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
oral health status of 3-6 year childrenTimepoint: Baseline, 4 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Roopali Sankeshwari

KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences

anusv1995@gmail.com9901193736

Outcome results

None listed

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