Comparison of effect of comprehensive hygiene instruction versus standalone oral hygiene instructions by dental professionals and lay persons on oral hygiene among children - An interventional study

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF COMMON RISK HEALTH FACTOR APPROACH BASED HEALTH EDUCATION ON PERSONAL HYGIENE VERSUS STAND-ALONE ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTIONS BY DENTISTS AND LAY HEALTH ADVISORS A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/07/113275

Enrollment

180

Registered

2026-07-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Common Risk Factor Approach based Hygiene Education: 2 sessions of health education over 2 months with the interval of 30 days, focusing on common risk factors of general hygiene includ

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy participants with no illnesses that would interfere with comprehension and execution of information given during health education No previous exposure to health education programs in the preceding two years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Adolescents or parents not willing to give assent or consent Adolescents who are undergoing orthodontic and other long term treatment Subjects who do not comprehend both English or Tamil

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
oral hygiene status and overall personal hygiene of the participantsTimepoint: 0,1,6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in hygieneTimepoint: 0,1,6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SHYAM S

MEENAKSHI AMMAL DENTAL COLLEGE

shyamsivyog@gmail.com9884542249

Outcome results