Specialty: Children, Primary sub-specialty: Cleft and craniofacial anomalies
Conditions
Interventions
All participants have a baseline visit where consent is taken and parents and children complete questionnaires about oral health, and information about whether currently using any plans to help with o
Sponsors
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 5-9 years 2. Children with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) 3. One or more parent/carer able to speak and read English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participation in a Stage 1 interview 2. Children allergic to food dyes 3. Participants unable to converse in English 4. Families undergoing significant psychosocial difficulties (e.g. child protection, recent bereavement of a close family member), as identified by their cleft team
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acceptability of measures to parents and children is measured by parent and child self-report questionnaires at baseline and 6 month follow up visit and the exit interview with parents at the 6 month follow up visit. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Child’s dental plaque is measured using the plaque scores on The Modified Gingival Index (MGI) and Plaque Control Record (PCR) at baseline and 6 months 2. Oral hygiene management is measured by a parents’ questionnaire on oral health, a self-report based on Children’s Dental Health Survey and children’s self-report using Day in the Life Questionnaire at baseline and 6 months | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactCath Wright
Outcome results
None listed