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Fun learning through the Smile and Climb board game and Smile Safari crossword to improve oral health awareness and habits among children.

Innovative Tools Like Smile and Climb Board Game and Smile Safari Crossword Enhancing Oral Health Knowledge and Practices : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/098177
Enrollment
90
Registered
2025-11-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Smile and Climb Board Game: Traditional oral health education session followed by the Smile and Climb Board Game activity conducted once weekly for 4 weeks (each session approximately 3

Sponsors

Peoples College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre Bhopal India
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6 12 years Healthy children with no relevant medical history

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with cognitive, vision, hearing, or developmental impairments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices among children aged 6 12 yearsTimepoint: At baseline (Day 0) and after 7 days (Post-intervention)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) scoresTimepoint: Baseline (Day 0), 4 weeks, & 8 weeks after intervention;Change in Plaque Index (PI) scoresTimepoint: Baseline (Day 0), 4 weeks, & 8 weeks after intervention;Reduction in Dental Anxiety LevelsTimepoint: Baseline (Day 0), 4 weeks, & 8 weeks after intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sidhyesh Aviansh Baviskar

Peoples College of Dental Sciences

sidhyeshbaviskar@gmail.com9404671685

Outcome results

None listed

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