Oral Health in Hands: A Digital Intervention to Improve Oral Health Practices in Children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 800
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Oral health practices
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluates a 16-week parent-focused digital intervention to improve oral health practices in children aged 6-10 through daily reminders, quizzes, challenges, gamification, and behavior tracking, supported by an optional moderated WhatsApp group for peer engagement and motivation.
详细描述
The intervention includes daily reminders with two brushing cues and one snack tip to reinforce habits. Weekly quizzes with 3-5 questions assess knowledge, while photo/video tasks such as "Show your foam smile" or "Healthy lunchbox challenge" keep engagement high. Gamification features badges for streaks like a 7-day brushing badge or snack swap champion. Parents track brushing, flossing, and snack swaps via a 1-tap tracker, supported by an optional moderated WhatsApp group.
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 (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Investigators and outcome assessors will be blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 10 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Parents or primary caregivers of children aged 6-10 years.
- •Child must be free from major systemic illnesses or developmental disabilities that could interfere with oral hygiene practices.
- •Parent/caregiver owns a smartphone with access to WhatsApp or similar digital platform.
- •Ability to read or understand Urdu or English instructions.
- •Willingness to participate for the full 12-week duration and provide informed consent.
排除标准
- •Children with serious medical conditions (e.g., immunodeficiency, congenital anomalies) that may affect oral health.
- •Parents or children currently enrolled in another oral health education or digital intervention program.
- •Children who have received professional oral health education or structured interventions within the past 4 months.
- •Parents/caregivers unwilling or unable to comply with digital reporting and participation requirements.
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
The control group will be given no intervention other than they will receive routinely
Intervention arm
Oral Health in Hands - Parent Digital Program: The intervention includes daily reminders with two brushing cues and one snack tip to reinforce habits. Weekly quizzes with 3-5 questions assess knowledge, while photo/video tasks such as "Show your foam smile" or "Healthy lunchbox challenge" keep engagement high. Gamification features badges for streaks like a 7-day brushing badge or snack swap champion. Parents track brushing, flossing, and snack swaps via a 1-tap tracker, supported by an optional moderated WhatsApp group.
干预措施: Oral Health in Hands - Parent Digital Program (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Oral health practices
时间窗: 4-months
Oral health practices by using the WHO Child Oral Health Questionnaire: o assess children's oral health practices through a structured set of questions. These questionnaires typically cover knowledge, attitude, and practices related to oral hygiene, including frequency of brushing, use of fluoride toothpaste, and dental visits. The score is used to evaluate the overall oral health practices of the child, often categorized as good, fair, or poor.
Oral Hygiene
时间窗: 4-months
Oral Hygiene will be assessed by the presence of debris (plaque) and calculus (tartar) on selected tooth surfaces, measured by the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) Individual Debris Index (DI-S) and Calculus Index (CI-S): Each of the six surfaces is scored individually for both debris and calculus using a 0-3 scale: 0: No debris or calculus is present. 1: Debris or calculus covers less than one-third of the surface. 2: Debris or calculus covers between one-third and two-thirds of the surface. 3: Debris or calculus covers more than two-thirds of the surface. Good: 0.0 - 1.2 Fair: 1.3 - 3.0 Poor: 3.1 - 6.0
次要结局
- Plaque score(4-months)
- Gingival score(4-months)
研究者
Arshed Muhammad
PhD
Universiti Putra Malaysia