Theory based oral hygiene intervention in adolescents

Self-efficacy theory based oral hygiene intervention in adolescents: cluster randomized controlled trial. Focus on oral self care practice and skills

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10628521

Enrollment

254

Registered

2015-08-07

Start date

2014-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Oral self care Oral Health

Interventions

All 15- to 16-years-old from four public secondary schools were invited to participate. 112 were randomly allocated in the intervention group and 94 to the control group. All interventions were implem

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy school-aged 15 -16 years old attending public schools

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oral self care skills Three assessments for control group (baseline, 6 and 12 months) Four assessments for intervention group (baseline, after intervention, 6 and 12 months)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Oral self care practice Three assessments for control group (baseline, 6 and 12 months) Four assessments for intervention group (baseline, after intervention, 6 and 12 months)	—

Countries

Lithuania

Outcome results

None listed

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