A study to see how ASHA (Acrredited social health activists) which are community health workers can help improve oral health of people in community visited by them using a new oral health education toolkit compared to simple verbal oral health education

Effectiveness of ASHA worker - led intervention on oral health using Novel oral health education toolkit with Conventional method of oral health education among Adult beneficiaries: A Randomised controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/09/094361

Enrollment

330

Registered

2025-09-08

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Novel Oral Health Education Toolkit for ASHA Workers : The toolkit will be made involving flipcharts, videos, basic examination tools, etc which will be more illustrative and comprehen

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASHA Workers not trained on oral health and disease prevention since last 2 years Beneficiaries present at the day of baseline clinical examination.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Beneficiaries with known history of any other systemic diseases /comorbidities. ASHA worker included in any other trial for oral health education training.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in plaque, gingival and dental caries status in adult beneficiariesTimepoint: Baseline and at the end of one month	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of ASHA Workers and Adult beneficiariesTimepoint: Baseline, immediate post training and at the end of one month	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMEHAK JAIN

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences

vikrantmohanty@gmail.com9654700983

Outcome results