A board game puzzle to teach tooth brushing to children with visual impairment and hearing impairment

Effectiveness of a Game Based educational intervention for tooth brushing on plaque control and gingival health among children with visual impairment hearing impairment A Cluster Randomized Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/11/097735

Enrollment

206

Registered

2025-11-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Game based Oral Health Education: 3 months Control Intervention1: Traditional Oral Health Education: 3months

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Full or partial impairment Visual or Hearing Impairment enrolled in the special schools. No exposure to any form of oral health education in the last 1 year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any other systemic and medical conditions Physical or mental co- morbidities which can have an effect on tooth brushing performance or comprehension of the given oral health education Antibiotic usage during the last 1 month Presence of severe crowding that can affect the oral Hygiene maintenance. Undergoing orthodontic treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Plaque index and Gingival indexTimepoint: baseline 2weeks 1month and 3months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
tooth brushing skill and game playing skillTimepoint: baseline 2weeks 1month and 3months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactFernella Rhoda Santhosh

drpchaly@gmail.com9840330834

Outcome results