Efficacy of the SMILESup mobile health intervention on oral health literacy and early childhood dental caries.
- Conditions
- Dental CariesOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000325606
- Lead Sponsor
- Western Sydney Local Health District
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion criteria are parents/carers of children; children must have all of the following: 1)diagnosis of dental caries (tooth decay), 2) age 0 to 6 years old, 3) waiting (or have attended) a hospital admission for dental caries (tooth decay) within the public health system in NSW.
Parents/carers of these children must also own an operational mobile phone, capable of sending and receiving SMS text messages; and provide written informed consent.
Parents/carers will be excluded if they do not have a child (0 to 6 years) waiting or who has had hospital admission for dental caries (tooth decay) within the public health system in NSW. Furthermore, parents will be excluded if they : 1) are already participating in a text message-based study on lifestyle risk factors for health, 2)have insufficient English skills to provide informed consent or read and understand text messages; and 3)are unable to comply with study requirements.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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