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Effect of Nutrition and Oral Hygiene Education Using Telehealth on Diet Diversity, Nutrition Literacy and Oral Hygiene Practices in Children With Autism: A Mixed-method Study

NCT05860829 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 123

Last updated 2025-05-30

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Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to assess the knowledge of caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) regarding oral and nutritional health and the burdens they encounter in dealing and caring for these children. The main aims to answer are:

Educating caregivers on

* Diet diversities
* Improving oral health habits Participants will have to
* Fill questionnaires
* Undergo educational sessions
* Fill post education questionnaires Researchers will compare pre and post educational questionnaires to see if the intervention makes a difference.

Conditions

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational

Caregivers of children with ASD will be sampled that are enrolled in Autism specialized Schools or centers. Tools and group education sessions will be developed in Urdu, English and Sindhi language. A caregiver education program session will be conducted by a practicing dentist and a registered dietitian in Urdu1 and English. Considering the ease of caregivers, cost-effectiveness and managing flexible hours, tele-health will be practiced for education program. A post-test will be conducted to assess the impact of the educational program on the knowledge of caregivers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dow University of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-23
Primary Completion
2024-08-03
Completion
2024-09-21

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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