Impact of social story intervention in training toothbrushing skills among specially abled children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 178
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To assess the tooth brushing performance and oral hygiene status among children with and without autism before and after using the social story intervention.
研究概览
简要总结
The study will be conducted to access the tooth brushing performance and oral hygiene status among children with and without autism before and after using the social story intervention. The study population includes children having developmental disabilities between the age group 6-14 years. All the autistic and other developmental disorder children will be recruited from the institutionalized centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. At first childrens’s oral hygiene status, gingival health status and the tooth brushing performance was recorded at the baseline. After which a social story intervention was provided to all participants. The whole tooth brushing procedure will be divided into 13 distinct steps and a validated social story will be employed to demonstrate these stories.
Follow up was done after 3 months and 6 months along with a reinforcement if needed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 盲法
- Participant Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6.00 Year(s) 至 14.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Children whose parents are willing to give consent to participate in the study.
- •Children who are mentally challenged including those having Autism spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Cerebral palsy, Down syndrome etc.
排除标准
- •Children below 6 years age.
- •Children who are physically challenged.
结局指标
主要结局
To assess the tooth brushing performance and oral hygiene status among children with and without autism before and after using the social story intervention.
时间窗: Baseline, 3 months and 6 months
次要结局
- Specially abled children might become independent in doing their daily toothbrushing activity.(0, 3 and 6 months)
研究者
Aseema Samal
Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences