The Effectiveness of Strengthened Anticipatory Guidance Used in the Ministry of Health Malaysia Infant Oral Health Care Programme: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 220
- 主要终点
- Knowledge and practice score on infant oral health care among primary caregivers (parents/ caregivers)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of strengthened anticipatory guidance (AG) used in MOH Malaysia Infant Oral Healthcare Programme in preventing early childhood caries (ECC) lesions and improving caries risk of infants in Negeri Sembilan and their primary caregiver's knowledge and practice on infant oral healthcare
详细描述
This randomised control trial study will be conducted at six government Maternal and Child Health Clinics (MCHCs) in Negeri Sembilan District, Malaysia. The samples comprised of 220 primary caregivers-infant pairs (110 pairs in the intervention group, and 110 pairs in the control group). A strengthened infant oral health module named the Oral Health Infant Module Anticipatory Guidance (OHIM AG) was designed to provide anticipatory guidance to the intervention group at three-month intervals over 6 months. The control group will receive the conventional Ministry of Health Anticipatory Guidance (MOH AG). The effectiveness of OHIM AG on early signs of childhood caries lesions development, caries risk of infants, and primary caregivers's knowledge and practice on infant oral healthcare will be assessed after six months of intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Months 至 12 Months（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •The infant and primary caregivers (parents/ caregivers) are a Malaysian citizen
- •Primary caregivers can read and understand Bahasa Malaysia. This is because the AG will be conducted in Bahasa Malaysia, and the questionnaires are also in Bahasa Malaysia.
排除标准
- •Infants with special needs, chronic diseases or conditions (e.g., stunting, failure to thrive and low birth weight) who are at risk for oral problems (e.g., higher risk of caries due to presence of hypomineralisation and hyperplasia) and require special oral health care.
结局指标
主要结局
Knowledge and practice score on infant oral health care among primary caregivers (parents/ caregivers)
时间窗: 6 months
The knowledge and practice score on infant oral health care between primary caregivers in the intervention and control groups. The response options for knowledge items are true, false and don't know. A score of 1 will be given to correct answers and a score of 0 for incorrect and don't know answers. A higher score indicates better knowledge. Each practice item is given 4 response options, including a never. The remaining three responses will include one correct or appropriate practice and two incorrect or inappropriate responses. A score of 1 will be given for the correct or appropriate answers, and a score of 0 will be given for inaccurate or inappropriate and never answers. A higher score indicates better practice. In addition to individual domain scores, an overall score for knowledge and practice on infant oral health care can be determined by dividing the summed score from knowledge and practice domains by the total possible score.
Early dental caries lesion and dental caries risk exposure among infants
时间窗: 6 months
The prevalence of early dental caries lesion and dental caries risk exposure between infants in the intervention and control groups.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Munalizaini binti Mukhtar
Principal Investigator
Universiti Sains Malaysia