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Effectiveness of mobile WhatsApp text messages v/s PowerPoint presentation in Oral cancer knowledge among college students of Cuttack, Odisha

Effectiveness of mobile text messages versus traditional health education on improving knowledge about oral cancer among college students in Cuttack district, Odisha - a two-group pre and post-test design - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082361
Enrollment
210
Registered
2025-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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: Health education through WhatsApp text messages, 1 message every day for 6 weeks Control Intervention1: Standard group: Health education through PowerPoint presentat

Sponsors

none
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: informed consent of participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: health science students enrolled in another text message study no prior diagnosis of oral cancer in any of the family member or friends

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the change in mean knowledge score of study participants in intervention group and control groupTimepoint: Baseline 1 month follow-up 6 month follow-up—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not applicableTimepoint: Not applicable—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR ANKITA GIRI

SCB DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

hema_hr@rediffmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026