Effect of Conventional and Game-based Teaching on OralHealth Status of Children

Phase 1

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic gingivitis,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/09/028023
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Vinay S

Brief Summary

Need for the Study:

Health education of schoolchildren is an important part of prevention of oral health problems. School ageis the formative period physically as well as mentally, transforming theschool-child into a promising adult. Health habits formed at this stage will becarried to adult age, old age, and even to next generation.

The process of learning forchildren should be through integration of education and entertainment, whichcan be done by using various cost-effective media and materials. Game basedteaching is an educational strategy that facilitates and reinforcing child’slearning in a thought-provoking and self-motivating format.

Materials & Methods:

The study will be conducted in the Patani Samanta PrimarySchool located in Prashanti Vihar, Patia, Bhubaneswar. The school has a totalof 256 children amongst which 134 students comprise the 7-10 years old agegroup. A total of 100 students (7-10 yrs) will be randomly divided for thestudy into two groups using computer generated random-allocation software.

A trained interviewer will assess the childrens’ baselinelevel of knowledge regarding oral hygiene. The questions will be read out andalso explained in the local language to eliminate bias. The questionnaireconsisted of demographic data and 11 questions regarding oral health, brushingand diet.

Randomization pattern will be obtained through computergenerated software based on which the students will be divided into two groups:

Group A-Oral health instruction through presentation orchalk and board only.

Group B- Oral health instruction through presentation, gamebased teaching method (snake and ladder, puzzles and dot-joining games)combined with flash cards.

The intervention will be started after a pre-test evaluationof their knowledge regarding oral health knowledge using the questionnaire and baselinedebris & calculus assessment will be carried out using the Oral HygieneIndex (Simplified). The two groups received oral health education using theirrespective method. Oral health education will be reinforced one every week atthe school.

Post-interventionassessment will be carried out at 1 week, 1 month and 3 month intervals.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2020-09-23
• Study Start: 2020-09-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy children between the age group of 7-10 years.
• Children with parental consent for participation.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with orthodontic or Prosthodontic appliances.
• Children under antibiotic coverage for any reason in the past 3 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Oral Hygiene Index (Simplified).	At baseline,1 week, 1 month and 3 month intervals.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of their knowledge regarding oral health knowledge	At Baseline and the end of 3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Patani Samanta Primary School; 🇮🇳 Khordha, ORISSA, India

Patani Samanta Primary School

🇮🇳Khordha, ORISSA, India

Sukhadev Samal

Principal investigator

9438568207

sukadevsamal81794@gmail.com