PROMOTING ADOLESCENT ORAL HEALTH: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF TWO ORAL HEALTH EMPOWERMENT METHODS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

PROMOTING ADOLESCENT ORAL HEALTH: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF TWO ORAL HEALTH EMPOWERMENT METHODS IN LAGOS STATE.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202010765421991

Enrollment

150

Registered

2020-10-27

Start date

2020-11-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Oral Health

Interventions

Didactic oral health education method

Didactic and social media reinforced education

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents whose schools have never received any oral hygiene / health educational intervention 2. Adolescent with a 2G, 3G, 4G Mobile phone that has internet facilities. 3. Children who assent and whose parents give consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents whose parents refuse to give consent. 2. Adolescents with medical condition that prevent them from being examined.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in oral hygiene assessed by reduction or increase in calculus accumulation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in the level of knowledge, attitude and preventive oral health practices of adolescents	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactOyinkan Sofola

Professor

oysofola@yahoo.com+2348033031483

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026