Evaluation of an oral hygiene educational intervention to improve the oral health of elementary students with autism

Designing and evaluation of an oral hygiene educational intervention to improve the oral health of elementary students (aged 6-15yrs) with autism spectrum disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200208046413N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-05

Start date

2020-05-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-07-13

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Conditions

Oral hygiene.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 1- Teaching children how to brush their teeth with Fonnes technique through video: A CD containing a short film that teaches children with ASD, method of brushing

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

6 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Informed consent of parents The students should be at first to sixth grade of elementary school Age of the student should be 6 to 15 years old Including only ASD Level 1 and 2 Family should have access to the WhatsApp social network.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with other disabilities. participants who are unable to cooperate. (Because of stress, panic attacks, fainting history, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oral hygiene status. Timepoint: before intervention, 30 days after the intervention and 3 Months later. Method of measurement: Simplified-Oral-Hygiene-Index.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHedieh Piraneh Haghighi Bonab

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

h.piraneh@yahoo.com+98 21 7279 4175

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026