Impact of Virtual Supervised Tooth Brushing Among Primary School Children in Riyadh, KSA
NCT ID: NCT05217316
Last Updated: 2022-02-01
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
1280 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-12-01
2023-06-30
Brief Summary
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As schools are carried out virtually and Saudi Arabia has proved effective IT infrastructure, virtual supervised tooth brushing is a proposed initiative. It is also an opportunity for targeting a large portion of the population with a high level of disease as a quarter of the Saudi population is younger than 15 years.
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Detailed Description
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Aim The aim is to assess the impact of virtual supervised toothbrushing on dental caries and quality of life among primary school children in Riyadh, KSA.
Research Methodology This is a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing virtual supervised tooth brushing program against conventional oral hygiene program (lecture and tooth brushing demonstration). A 1280 children in 20 primary schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will be recruited to the trail. Schools are the unit of clustering will be randomly selected and allocated to groups. Clinical assessment for dental caries will be conducted in four points (baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months) by dental hygienist using World Health Organization criteria. Data on socio-demographic behavioral factors and children's quality of life will be collected at baseline and 12 months later through a structured questionnaire. The primary outcome is the change in the number of teeth with untreated dental caries in both primary and permanent teeth over 18 months. The secondary outcomes are the change in the frequency of brushing per day and the impact of oral health on the child's daily life (QoL).
Research Significance Schools are carried out virtually and Saudi Arabia has proved effective IT infrastructure, virtual supervised tooth brushing is a proposed initiative. It is also an opportunity for targeting a large portion of the population with a high level of disease as a quarter of the Saudi population is younger than 15 years.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control Group
Control group will receive a videos five times a week that illustrate a unified toothbrushing technique and remind the child to brush their teeth.
No interventions assigned to this group
Intervention Group
Both groups will receive a videos five times a week that illustrate a unified toothbrushing technique and remind the child to brush their teeth. The intervention lies in which the intervention group will receive a supervised virtual toothbrushing performed once a week for all students by dental hygienist that will be performed through a prescheduled virtual appointment for each child.
Supervised Virtual Toothbrushing
A supervised virtual toothbrushing performed once a week for all students by dental hygienist that will be performed through a prescheduled virtual appointment for each child. All virtual appointments will be conducted using the collaboration of two national platforms. "Mawid", a Ministry of health (MOH) Central Appointment System, to be used by the subjects. And "ANAT" system, a Saudi Commission for Health Specialists (SCHS) application for the hygienists to use for their virtual supervision.
Interventions
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Supervised Virtual Toothbrushing
A supervised virtual toothbrushing performed once a week for all students by dental hygienist that will be performed through a prescheduled virtual appointment for each child. All virtual appointments will be conducted using the collaboration of two national platforms. "Mawid", a Ministry of health (MOH) Central Appointment System, to be used by the subjects. And "ANAT" system, a Saudi Commission for Health Specialists (SCHS) application for the hygienists to use for their virtual supervision.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Both Saudis and non-Saudis
* Children for whom the person with parental responsibility has signed the consent form
Exclusion Criteria
* Children who refuse to participate in the study
8 Years
9 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
OTHER_GOV
King's College London
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Haya Alayadi, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
King Saud University
Locations
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Haya Alayadi
Riyāḑ, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Almas K, Al-Malik TM, Al-Shehri MA, Skaug N. The knowledge and practices of oral hygiene methods and attendance pattern among school teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2003 Oct;24(10):1087-91.
El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Kravitz H, AlMazroa MA, Al Saeedi M, Memish ZA, Basulaiman M, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Use of dental clinics and oral hygiene practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. Int Dent J. 2016 Apr;66(2):99-104. doi: 10.1111/idj.12210. Epub 2016 Jan 7.
Al-Yousuf M, Akerele TM, Al-Mazrou YY. Organization of the Saudi health system. East Mediterr Health J. 2002 Jul-Sep;8(4-5):645-53.
Kassebaum NJ, Bernabe E, Dahiya M, Bhandari B, Murray CJ, Marcenes W. Global burden of untreated caries: a systematic review and metaregression. J Dent Res. 2015 May;94(5):650-8. doi: 10.1177/0022034515573272. Epub 2015 Mar 4.
Kassebaum NJ, Smith AGC, Bernabe E, Fleming TD, Reynolds AE, Vos T, Murray CJL, Marcenes W; GBD 2015 Oral Health Collaborators. Global, Regional, and National Prevalence, Incidence, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Oral Conditions for 195 Countries, 1990-2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors. J Dent Res. 2017 Apr;96(4):380-387. doi: 10.1177/0022034517693566.
Holland WW, Stewart S. Screening in health care. Benefit or bane? London: The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust; 1990.
World Health Organization. Oral health surveys: basic methods. 5th ed. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2013.
Alayadi H, Alsiwat A, AlAkeel H, Alaskar M, Alwadi M, Sabbah W. Impact of virtual supervised tooth brushing on caries experience and quality of life among primary school children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Feb 20;24(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07111-8.
Other Identifiers
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E-21-5925
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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