Extended dental services to provide oral health promotion text messages for older patients - OHP-TOP study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Oral health of older patients; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17331229
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Portsmouth

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34018237/ (added 02/08/2021) 2022 Abstract results see attached file 37221 Abstract 2022.pdf (added 17/01/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-25
• Study Completion: 2021-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 30 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Dental patients aged 65 and over from the existing pool of patients at UPDA
2. Dentate
3. Able to consent to this project
4. Own a mobile device capable of receiving text messages
5. Possess an acceptable level of the English language

The latter two requirements will be assessed by whether they are currently in receipt of appointment reminders. The assessment of patient capability will be on the onus of the consenting participant and the dental care team.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dental patients below 65 years old who attend UPDA
2. Dental patients who do not currently attend UPDA
3. Patients who are edentulous and patients who do not or have been deemed to not have the capacity to consent to the text messaging intervention, either by themselves or the dental care team
4. Patients who do not own a mobile phone and are therefore unable to receive text messages
5. Patients who do not possess an acceptable level of the English language

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Oral health status (clinical outcomes) measured using plaque score, bleeding index, BPE, DMFT, number of sound teeth, RAG (red, amber and green disease risk) rating at baseline and after 12 months<br> 2. Attitude and behaviour of patients assessed using two-evaluation text message at 6 months after the intervention<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Perceived oral health-related quality of life and general health measured using OHIP 14 validated questionnaire at baseline at 12 months<br> 2. The acceptability of the text messaging interventions for this age bracket assessed using two-way evaluation text-messages at 6 months<br>