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Improving tooth brushing in children through fine motor skill training

Effectiveness of fine motor training on tooth brushing efficacy in children- A randomised control trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/01/101863
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-01-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Fine motor training: Colouring shapes progressively from large to small size Intervention2: Fine motor training: Cutting shapes progressively from large to small Control Intervention1:

Sponsors

Sakthi Chandrakumar Anandam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6 8 years residing in institutional care centres Children who were able to provide verbal assent and whose guardians or caretakers provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: children with neuromuscular, cognitive, or behavioural impairments, those currently undergoing occupational therapy, children fitted with orthodontic appliances, and those who do not cooperate during clinical examination.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decrease in the OHI-S (Oral hygiene index simplified), Gingival Index, Plaque scores, improvement in pegboard and Archimedes spiral testsTimepoint: At baseline, at 3 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSakthi Chandrakumar Anandam

KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research

drgppedo@gmail.com9843194402

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026