Supervised Toothbrushing Programme and Oral Health Education for Intellectual Disabled Students: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 602
- 主要终点
- Gingivitis score
研究概览
简要总结
Intellectual disabled persons faced more dental problems. According to a medical review paper of international and local studies, this group has poorer dental hygiene, more severe gum disease and more untreated caries. In 2010, a report from the guardians in Hong Kong mentioned that most adults with intellectual disability cannot clean their teeth, the have dental problems and it is very difficult for intellectually disabled students to co-operate during the dental treatment. In order to alleviate their dental problems, supervised toothbrushing programme and an oral health education talk are proposed. The investigators investigate the effectiveness of the supervised toothbrushing programme and an oral health education talk. The target group of the study is mild to moderate grade intellectual disabled students of special schools in Hong Kong. A clustered randomised controlled trial design is adopted.
详细描述
Intellectual disabled persons faced more dental problems. According to a medical review paper of international and local studies, this group has poorer dental hygiene, more severe gum disease and more untreated caries. In 2010, a report from the guardians in Hong Kong mentioned that most adults with intellectual disability cannot clean their teeth, the have dental problems and it is very difficult for intellectually disabled students to co-operate during the dental treatment. In order to alleviate their dental problems, supervised toothbrushing programme and an oral health education talk are proposed. The investigators investigate the effectiveness of the supervised toothbrushing programme and an oral health education talk. The target group of the study is mild to moderate grade intellectual disabled students of special schools in Hong Kong. A clustered randomised controlled trial design is adopted.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
data entered by independent clerical staff with no information of the detail of the study outcomes assessor will not be told which group of subjects are examined but there is a chance that the subjects tell him/her
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Mild and moderate grade intellectual disabled students in special schools.
排除标准
- •Those students who have simultaneously joined other oral health programme during the study period.
- •Those students with the presence of conditions rendering a need of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to periodontal examination e.g. rheumatic heart disease.
- •Uncooperative students that oral examination is not possible.
研究组 & 干预措施
Control Group
This group receive nothing during the study period.
Intervention Group
A 3-month supervised tooth brushing programme will be provided to the students. An oral health education talk with written material delivered to the carers and the students
干预措施: 3-month supervised tooth brushing programme (Behavioral)
Intervention Group
A 3-month supervised tooth brushing programme will be provided to the students. An oral health education talk with written material delivered to the carers and the students
干预措施: oral health education talk (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Gingivitis score
时间窗: A study period of 3 months
Measuring the change of oral conditions of the students
次要结局
- Plaque score(A study period of 3 months)
研究者
Cecilia Young
Founder
MD Equation