Oral Health Awareness and Oral Hygiene in Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Attitude; Diabetes type1
• Interventions: Behavioral: Oral Health Educational Program

• Registration Number: NCT03170089
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the effect of oral health educational program on the awareness and oral health status of children with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.

Detailed Description

First visit: (baseline)

1. Awareness questionnaire is given to parent or caregiver to fill.

2. Child information will be recorded in the diagnosis chart of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health Department

3. Intra-oral and extra-oral examination to all children included and recording Oral Hygiene Index simplified.

4. Intervention group will receive:

* Supra-gingival scaling

* Oral Health Educational Program through life demonstration of tooth brushing on a model, power point presentation and a poster.

* Package containing tooth brush, tooth paste, poster and follow-up chart.

Second and third visits: (every month)

1. Oral hygiene index simplified will be recorded for both groups.

2. Follow-up chart is collected from intervention group.

Forth visit: (final visit)

1. Awareness questionnaire is given for parents of both groups.

2. Oral Hygiene Index simplified is recorded for both groups.

3. Follow up charts is collected from intervention

4. Control group will receive the same program after collection all data.

Number of visits \& follow up period:

* Four visits, time interval between each visit is one month and the follow up period is three months

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-26
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-30
• Study Start: 2017-06-30
• Primary Completion: 2017-10-30
• Study Completion: 2017-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 6-8 years old.
2. Cooperative children.
3. Both genders.
4. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus children

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with any other medical condition.
2. Children undergoing orthodontic treatment.
3. Parents unable to give informed consent

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Oral Health Educational Program	Professional tooth cleaning (scaling) Oral Health educational program

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient awareness	Baseline	Questionnaire about oral health

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral hygiene	3 months	Oral Hygiene Index- Simplified