Oral health curriculum for school children

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Caries

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/01/011407
• Lead Sponsor: Amrita School of Dentistry

Brief Summary

The study will be carried out in a private school following CBSEboard. An oral health curriculum customized for upper primary, lower primaryand high school children will be developed and this curriculum will be testedfor a period of one year. A cluster of one division from each standard from 1-10th will be taken as the study arm. The other division of the same class willbe taken as the control arm.After obtaining an informed consent from the selected children abaseline data will be collected using a Knowledge, Attitude and Practicesquestionnaire followed by oral examination from all the divisions.

The study arm will receive lectures , demonstration and activities accordingto the developed oral health curriculum by a dentist. The control arm will be receiving the same education from a school teacher. The teaching programme will be carried once in every twomonths by a student dentist and the class teacher.

The KAP questionnaire will  beadministered to the participants after 6 months and I year from the start ofthe study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-06
• Study Completion: 2019-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

Students who are willing to participate in the study and who has given the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The difference in knowledge, attitude and practice of oral health before and after incorporating an oral health curriculum in school children.	1) Baseline | 2) After 6 months | 3) After 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The difference in knowledge, attitude and practice among school children before and after incorporation of school curriculum by a dental health professional and a school teacher	1) Baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Amrita Vidyalayam; 🇮🇳 Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Amrita Vidyalayam

🇮🇳Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Vineetha K

Principal investigator

8289959380

kvineetha2016@gmail.com