Mobile-health Intervention to Promote Oral Health in Adolescents: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT05448664 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 900

Last updated 2023-05-18

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the family and behavioral theory based mobile-health behavioral intervention in enhancing adolescents'good oral health behaviors (mainly oral hygiene practice and free sugar intake control) and preventing common oral diseases (dental caries and periodontal diseases).

Conditions

  • Oral Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family HBM- mobile messaging

The intervention will consist of two blocks of text messaging based on HBM model, the messages will be sent to the students and their parents in the following 24 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Adolescent HBM- mobile messaging

The intervention will consist of two blocks of text messaging based on HBM model, the messages will be sent to the students in the following 24 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Adolescent e-pamphlets

The contents of e-version of three pamphlets, published by Department of Health (http://www.toothclub.gov.hk/en/en\_index.html) will be distributed in an electronic form and sent via a mobile message.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pei LIU · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2025-07-30
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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