School Intervention Study of Nutrition, Wellbeing and Dental Health

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Eating; Oral Health

• Registration Number: NCT00530153
• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an intervention programme on dietary intake and dental health of 8th grade students.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04
• Study First Submitted: 2007-09-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-09-14
• Study First Posted: 2007-09-17
• Study Completion: 2008-05
• Status Verified: 2009-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 2009-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 769

Inclusion Criteria

• 7th grade students from the participating schools, written informed consent both from the student and the parent

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dietary intake (eg. sugar, fibre). The presence of active initial caries lesions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nutritional quality of school meals and snacks. Laser fluorescence values of the occlusal surfaces of permanent molar and premolar teeth.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Public Health Institute; 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland