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Everybody Brush: A Community-wide Toothpaste Distribution Campaign

NCT ID: NCT02327507

Last Updated: 2014-12-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

21731 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-07-31

Brief Summary

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Dental caries (tooth decay) is a disease with significant public health implications afflicting low-income children, with marked rural disparities in disease prevalence and treatment. More than 70% of 11th grade children in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties have experienced tooth decay. Effective approaches to prevent decay include brushing with fluoridated toothpaste and professional dental care. Medicaid enrolled children are legally entitled to dental care under Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), yet \<50% had any care in 2010. Free distribution of toothpaste and toothbrushes combined with parental education can increase toothbrushing frequency and reducing tooth decay. However, many parents are confused about when to start, how much and often toothpaste should be used, and how to overcome behavioral difficulties in brushing toddlers' teeth or getting older children to brush their own. The investigators' objective is to implement and evaluate a community-wide toothpaste distribution campaign enhanced by telephone support for OHP children and adolescents and their families in Central Oregon

Detailed Description

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A community-wide toothpaste distribution campaign enhanced by telephone support. A tooth kit with toothpaste and toothbrushes for the whole family together with oral hygiene instructions in English and Spanish will be mailed every 3 months. Half of the population will be randomly assigned to also receive telephone support (Short message service and one-to-one calls). Families will receive biweekly messages with oral hygiene tips. Bilingual culturally competent staff will be available by telephone to support families in overcoming barriers.

Conditions

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Dental Caries

Keywords

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children fluoridated toothpaste health education Medicaid

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Toothpaste & Telephone Support

A tool kit with toothpaste and toothbrushes for the whole family along with oral hygiene instructions in both English and Spanish will be mailed to the homes of all OHP children and adolescents every three months. Half the populations will be assigned to also receive telephone support.

Toothpaste & Telephone Support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mailed toothpaste, messages and telephone support.

Toothpaste only

A tool kit with toothpaste and toothbrushes for the whole family along with oral hygiene instructions will be mailed every three months

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Toothpaste & Telephone Support

Mailed toothpaste, messages and telephone support.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Family speaks English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Advantage Dental Services, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter M Milgrom, DDS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Washington

Locations

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Advantage Dental Services, LLC

Redmond, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Cunha-Cruz J, Milgrom P, Shirtcliff RM, Huebner CE, Ludwig S, Allen G, Scott J. "Everybody brush!": protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial of a family-focused primary prevention program with distribution of oral hygiene products and education to increase frequency of toothbrushing. JMIR Res Protoc. 2015 May 22;4(2):e58. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4485.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26002091 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Advantage001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id