Teeth Tales: An exploratory trial implementing a community based child oral health promotion intervention for Australian families from refugee and migrant backgrounds

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Oral health; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000532909
• Lead Sponsor: The McCaughey Centre, The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-05-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

Families living within the Melbourne metropolitan area that have children aged between 1-4 years at baseline, and identify with one of the targeted cultural groups, will be eligible to participate.
Participating parents living in areas local to Merri Community Health Services, Moreland will be eligible to be allocated to intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

Families not living within the Melbourne metropolitan area, and/or who do not have children aged between 1-4 years at baseline, and/or do not identify with one of the targeted cultural groups, will not be eligible to participate.
Participating parents not living in areas local to Merri Community Health Services, Moreland will not be eligible to be allocated to intervention.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess the impact of the intervention on child toothbrushing using parent questionnaire and child dental examination - proxy measures of debris index and modified gingival index.[At baseline and at 18 months follow up];Assess the impact of the intervention on parent knowledge of child oral hygiene needs by parent questionnaire.[At baseline and at 18 months follow up ]