Oral health education using traffic light color coded visual technique among deaf children

Effectiveness of a novel “Visual Orientation through Integrated Color-coding and Enhancement ? technique (VOICE) in improving the Oral hygiene status among adolescents with Hearing and Speech-Impairment: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/065247

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-04-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K051- Chronic gingivitis Health Condition 2: H913- Deaf nonspeaking, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Novel Visual traffic light Colour coded oral health education technique: Oral health education will be delivered with a help of a visual traffic light colour coded board and enhanced by

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children in the age group of 12 – 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

Measure	Time frame
Gingival index, Plaque indexTimepoint: At Baseline and 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge and practices of Oral healthTimepoint: At baseline and end of 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr David Coutinho

KAHERs KLE VK institute of dental sciences

coutinho.david8@gmail.com9850647732

Outcome results

None listed

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