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Oral health literacy and behavioral factors and their association with oral conditions in preschool children

Oral health literacy and parental psychosocial factors and their association with oral conditions in preschool children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-44nrnjz
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-05-03
Start date
2023-06-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries

Interventions

This is a parallel randomized clinical trial with block randomization. The study will be considered double-blind. The researcher responsible for the clinical examinations will be blind to the interven
F01.145.209.719

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Paraná
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Volunteers over 18 years of age; who stays with the child most of the time; both sexes; who have Brazilian Portuguese as their native language; Children aged between 4 completed years and 5 years 11 months and 29 days; enrolled in the Municipal School of Early Childhood Education Tijucas do Sul

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Volunteers over 80 years of age; with reported vision or hearing problems

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assess the oral conditions of children using the caries assessment method through the International Caries Detection and Evaluation System (ICDAS) and visible plaque through the Visible Plaque Index and Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, in phases T0, T2, T3 and T4; It is expected to find lower rates of dental caries verified through the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) and lower visible plaque scores verified through the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index in children whose caregivers participated in the experimental group.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluate oral health literacy through the BREALD-30, BOHL-AQ and HEALD-14 instruments in phases T0, T2, T3 and T4; to assess children's eating and hygiene habits through the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire in phases T0, T1, T2, T3 and T4; evaluate the consumption of cariogenic diet through the food frequency questionnaire of the Ministry of Health in phases T0, T2, T3 and T4; It is expected to find higher oral health literacy scores evaluated through the BREALD-30, BOHL-AQ and HEALD-14 instruments, more adequate eating and hygiene habits through the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire and less cariogenic diet through the food frequency questionnaire of the Ministry of Health in participants of the experimental group.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactLuciana Zanon

Universidade Federal do Paraná

lurassuncao@yahoo.com.br+554133604050

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 29, 2026