A study to compare the effectiveness of different methods of oral health instructions in children with autism spectrum disorder.

A Comparative Study To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Different Oral Health Education Aids in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056407

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-11

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K051- Chronic gingivitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Visual Pedagogy: Children will be given oral health instructions using visual pedagogy once at the beginning of the study . Intervention2: Mobile Based Application: children will be giv

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children with autism spectrum disorder between age group of 10-15 years Children with autism spectrum disorder having plaque score between 2 and 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with any other systemic disease other than autism spectrum disorder. Children without parental consent. Children with any of the following missing teeth (16,12,24,36,32,44)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the improvement in plaque & gingival score of children with autism spectrum disorder using three different oral hygiene instruction methodsTimepoint: Baseline, 3 Weeks, 6 Weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nilTimepoint: nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr CH Sampath Reddy

Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery

sampathcheruku@yahoo.com9246371730

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026