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Community-based Intergenerational Oral Health Study

Phase 3
Conditions
Preventive Health Services
Registration Number
NCT01120041
Lead Sponsor
University of Washington
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving brief motivational interviewing counseling during the prenatal and/or postnatal period(s) will increase utilization of preventive dental care and improve the oral health of rural, low-income pregnant and postpartum women and their children, and to increase the number of home oral health practices taken by these women to prevent caries in their young children.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant (week 26 or earlier)
  • At least 15 years of age
  • Medicaid eligible
  • Speaks English
  • Willing and able to comply with study instructions
  • Mother AND child available for length of the study (~ 24 months)
Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visiting the dentist during pregnancy and up to two months postpartum for the mother and visiting the dentist before 18 months for the child.During pregnancy and up to two months post partum (mother); up to 18 months (child)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Josephine County Public Health Department

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Grants Pass, Oregon, United States

Jefferson County Public Health Department

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Madras, Oregon, United States

Lincoln County Human Services Department

🇺🇸

Newport, Oregon, United States

Douglas County Health & Social Services

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Roseburg, Oregon, United States

Josephine County Public Health Department
🇺🇸Grants Pass, Oregon, United States

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