Effect of change talk therapy to parents over multiple sessions on taking care of their childrens teeth and extent of tooth decay in young children with cavities.

Impact of multi-session parental motivational interviewing on parental self-efficacy in oral health care practices and dental caries experience in children with early childhood caries - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/11/097494

Enrollment

128

Registered

2025-11-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Motivational Interviewing: Parents of children with ECC will undergo three sessions corresponding to pre-contemplative, contemplative, and preparation stages of motivational interviewin

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children with ECC (at least one decayed tooth, based on the dmft criteria of World Health Organization according to American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with systemic diseases, mental or developmental abnormalities.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parental Self-efficacyTimepoint: 6-months and 12-months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
dmft and dmfsTimepoint: 6-months and 12-months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Suprabha BS

Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore Karnataka

suprabha.bhat@manipal.edu09480655538

Outcome results

None listed

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