Effectiveness of a school based oral health education and screening program in stimulating dental attendance of children - A Randomized Controlled Trial.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 700
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- (a) the rate of dental attendance following improvised screening protocol.
研究概览
简要总结
In Karnataka , the percentage of subjects with caries experience of dmft ranges from about 53.4 per cent in 5 year children and DMFT of about 39.1 per cent in 12 year old children. Unfortunately, the habit of routine dental visits is not common in our population. Majority of dental visits are undertaken only after the child gets pain or has extensive decay. School based dental screening programs are recommended by the WHO. A modification in the present School-based dental screening that incorporates more effective communication between the dentist and parent could potentially improve uptake of dental services. In our modified method of communication to the parent after screening, we plan to improve the involvement of parent with help of video based communication, customized health education and telephonic reminders to stimulate attendance. Hence we plan to compare the effectiveness of two alternative approaches for school-based dental screening in promoting dental attendance and reducing untreated dental caries among primary school children.
The study will be conducted among school-going children of Dharwad city who are aged between 7 and 12 years. From 10 schools selected, 100 children will dental screened to meet a quota of at-least 70 children ( total of 700 in 10 schools). stratified random selection will be done to select 140 children who will receive improvised screening protocol. All the 700 children will be visited after 3 months from the date of screening for confirming whether the child completed the dental visit and also about the dental treatments undertaken. Comparison of rate of dental attendance following improvised screening protocol with traditional school based oral screening will be done.recruitment is planned to begin from 15th of July and the follow up is expected to be completed by 15th January 2025 (subject to CTRI registration prior to 15th July 2024 )
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 7.00 Year(s) 至 12.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •1.Children aged 7 to 12 years at baseline 2.Permission will be obtained for conducting the oral health education and screening at school and permission from the authority will be considered as a consent.
- •We have applied for “wavier of consent†for individuals.
- •However each child’s oral assent will be obtained and examination will be carried out only for the assenting children 3.Phone number of the parent / guardian is available with the child or with the school authorities.
排除标准
- •1.children with any mentally compromised condition such as congenital heart disease, hematological conditions, immune deficiency disease, and end stage renal disease that might modify the time taken for initiation of treatment 2.children who refuse to participate in the study 3.children scheduled for ongoing dental treatment.
结局指标
主要结局
(a) the rate of dental attendance following improvised screening protocol.
时间窗: 3 months
(b) the rate of dental attendance following traditional school based oral screening.
时间窗: 3 months
(c) compare the rate of dental attendance following improvised screening protocol with traditional school based oral screening.
时间窗: 3 months
次要结局
- 1.the factors associated with rate of dental attendance((demographic factors , type of treatment needed, distance from the Dental institution, dental attendance & experience of parents ))
- 1.To analyze the factors associated with rate of dental attendance((demographic factors , type of treatment needed, distance from the Dental institution, dental attendance & experience of parents ))
研究者
Dr Priya Mahadev Pattanshetti
SDM College of dental sciences and hospital, Dharwad