Change in Hygiene and Sugar Comsuption Habits After Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Dentistry in Twins

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Oral Manifestations; Child Behavior; Adolescent Behavior; Change; Cognitive

• Registration Number: NCT06961890
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to verify the changing habits and their maintenance after using cognitive behavioral therapy, exploring factors that may be associated with these stages and the moment in which they occur.

Detailed Description

The objective of this clinical trial is to verify the time until changing habits and their maintenance after using cognitive behavioral therapy, exploring the following factors that may be associated with these stages and the moment in which they occur:

* Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of guidance based on cognitive behavioral therapy in relation to changes aimed at oral hygiene and diet habits, through a before and after study;

* Investigate individual and contextual preferences associated with adherence and maintenance of behaviors associated with oral health (diet and oral hygiene) through a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE)

* Measure the effect of retaining hygiene and diet guidance on pairs who did not submit the calendar and on those who submitted the calendar.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-06-02
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-11
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Study First Submitted: 2025-04-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-29
• Study First Posted: 2025-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-08
• Study Completion: 2028-08-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 222

Inclusion Criteria

• Twin children born at the Hospital de Clínicas de São Paulo between 2007 and 2014;
• Children whose mothers were followed up at the Multiple Pregnancy Unit;
• Guardians who sign the informed consent form;
• Children who sign the assent form.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children whose families that cannot be contacted by phone call, email, or social media;
• Children with medical or psychological conditions that prevent safe participation in the dental research.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changing hygiene habits and sugar consumption in children and adolescents	6 months	Assessed using a 12-point checklist performed at baseline and at 6 month follow-ups

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Preference for attributes associated with adherence to oral health-related behavior	24 months	It will be measured after 12 months of the intervention (guidance and motivation) applied to the twins through a Discrete Choice Experiment
Maintenance hygiene habits and sugar consumption in children and adolescents	12, 18, 24 months	Assessed using a 12-point checklist performed at baseline and at 12, 18 and 24 month follow-ups, in which it will be assessed whether there was improvement, worsening or return to initial conditions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil