The Effect of Using Mobile Applications for Improving Oral Hygiene

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-02-12

Study Completion Date

2016-11-04

Brief Summary

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The study aims to investigate the effect of the use of mobile phone application sending reminders to patients with orthodontic fixed appliances on oral hygiene.

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Detailed Description

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Subjects were randomized into two groups, the first group received a mobile application that sends active reminders notifications of oral hygiene. The second group received verbal oral hygiene instructions during their regular visits to the orthodontics clinics.

Conditions

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Orthodontic Appliance Complication

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Mobile phone application

Subjects in this group received a mobile phone application that sends active reminder notifications of oral hygiene 3 times a day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile phone application

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Verbal oral hygiene instructions

Subjects in this group received verbal oral hygiene instructions during their regular orthodontic visits every 4 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Verbal oral hygiene instructions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Mobile phone application

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Verbal oral hygiene instructions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants were having orthodontic fixed appliance treatment.
2. Participants were aged 12 years old and above, owned mobile phones and did not have mental or physical disabilities.
3. Participants were willing to comply with given oral hygiene instructions.

Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes