Using Motivational Interviewing To Reduce Parental Risk-Related Behaviors For Early Childhood Caries

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Caries; Caries,Dental

• Registration Number: NCT04286256
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Brief Summary

The study's aim was to investigate if a motivational interviewing intervention (MI) improved oral self-care behaviors of AIAN caregivers of infants and determine if the MI intervention promoted positive changes in caregivers' ECC risk-related behaviors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-11-01
• Study Completion: 2012-11-01
• Status Verified: 2020-02
• Study First Submitted: 2020-02-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-02-24
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy mothers/caregivers of infants

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects with recent antibiotic use (within 3 months)
• Subjects on any medication that is immunosuppressive
• Subjects who self-report they have xerostomia due to medication use

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Concentration of Lactobacilli	Baseline, 8 months	Oral concentration of Lactobacilli will be measured using a Caries Risk Test (CRT). Outcome will be reported in colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL).
Change in Concentration of Mutans Streptococcus	Baseline, 8 months	Oral concentration of Mutans streptococcus will be measured using a Caries Risk Test (CRT). Outcome will be reported in colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota; 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States