Oral Hygiene Performed by Dental Laypersons on a Phantom Model: Cleaner-Centered Analysis, Development, and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Oral Health for People in Need of Care (FRAIL) FRAIL: Oral hygiene performed by relatives; intervention; layperson.

Oral Hygiene Performed by Dental Laypersons on a Phantom Model: Cleaner-Centered Analysis, Development, and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Oral Health for People in Need of Care (FRAIL) FRAIL: Oral hygiene performed by relatives; intervention; layperson. - FRAIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038641

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-16

Start date

2026-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

oral hygiene

Interventions

Group 1: Dental laypersons who receive individual oral hygiene training based on a clinical visual analysis of their untrained brushing technique on a phantom model. There will be three in-person sess

it takes approximately 20 minutes and can be completed at your convenience on your own mobile device. Group 2: Dental laypersons who are provided with standard information material (available on the w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Interest and consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Completed, discontinued, or ongoing vocational training in dentistry (e.g., dentist, dental assistant, dental hygienist, or dental prophylaxis assistant). • Completed, discontinued, or ongoing nursing training (e.g., geriatric care, health and (pediatric) nursing, or nursing specialist). • Other completed, discontinued, or ongoing medical or therapeutic specialist training that includes a professional qualification in nursing or dentistry. • Insufficient knowledge of German • Physical or cognitive impairment affecting the ability to clean teeth • Lack of written consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual plaque reduction (? marginal plaque index, MPI/Quigley-Hein-Index, QHI) on a phantom model measuered at BL, FU-1 and FU-2	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
· Survey of participants on acceptance, motivation, stress, and difficulties associated with having their teeth cleaned by someone else (standardized questionnaires and VAS). · Recording the ergonomic stress experienced by participants at six defined points in time using the validated Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) evaluation tool. · Systematic analysis of toothbrushing technique using total contact time and QIT-S. · Survey of the case group's perceptions and experiences with individualized online training (standardized questionnaires, VAS). · Survey of the control group's perceptions and experiences with the existing training and information platform mundpflege.net regarding accessibility, user-friendliness, and information content (standardized questionnaires and VAS).	—

Measure

Time frame

· Survey of participants on acceptance, motivation, stress, and difficulties associated with having their teeth cleaned by someone else (standardized questionnaires and VAS). · Recording the ergonomic stress experienced by participants at six defined points in time using the validated Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) evaluation tool. · Systematic analysis of toothbrushing technique using total contact time and QIT-S. · Survey of the case group's perceptions and experiences with individualized online training (standardized questionnaires, VAS). · Survey of the control group's perceptions and experiences with the existing training and information platform mundpflege.net regarding accessibility, user-friendliness, and information content (standardized questionnaires and VAS).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnna Greta Barbe

Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie Universitätsklinikum Köln

daniela.steuder@uk-koeln.de+49 221 478 96743

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026