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Mobile Oral Health Intervention Effectiveness on Orthodontic Patients' Oral Hygiene and Oral Health Literacy

NCT ID: NCT06734325

Last Updated: 2024-12-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-10

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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Orthodontic patients face unique challenges in maintaining optimal oral hygiene due to the presence of fixed orthodontic appliances, which tend to increase plaque retention, leading to gingival inflammation. Oral Health Literacy (OHL) plays a role in an individual's ability to understand and implement oral hygiene instructions effectively. Mobile oral health interventions involve the use of mobile technology such as smartphones to improve oral hygiene practices and outcomes.

Aim of the study: To assess the effectiveness of a mobile oral health intervention using WhatsApp messages as compared to standard oral hygiene instructions on oral hygiene status and OHL level among orthodontic patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Oral Health Literacy Oral Hygiene

Keywords

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oral health literacy oral hygiene orthodontic patients mobile oral health intervention whatsapp messages

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Mobile Oral Health Intervention

Mobile oral health intervention in addition to oral hygiene instructions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mobile Oral Health Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

46 messages delivered over a 3-month period (12 weeks) via WhatsApp

Control

oral hygiene instructions only

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mobile Oral Health Intervention

46 messages delivered over a 3-month period (12 weeks) via WhatsApp

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances in both arches for the first time.
2. Patients between the age of 16 and 25 years.
3. Participants must own a smartphone with WhatsApp installed.
4. Those who agree to be part of the research project and accept the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. The presence of systemic diseases affecting oral health.
2. Patients with cleft lip and/or palate.
3. Functional and orthognathic patients.
4. Previous orthodontic treatment.
5. Patients with a removable appliance.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Alexandria University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nermine Balbaa

Teaching assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nermine Balbaa, BDS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt

Locations

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Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University

Alexandria, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Nermine Balbaa, BDS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01271119074

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Nermine Balbaa, BDS

Role: primary

Nermine M Balbaa, Demonstrator

Role: backup

References

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Pubalan S, Zi Hong O, Yongxian T, Mabel L. Assessing effectiveness of WhatsApp messaging program in oral hygiene care for orthodontic patients: A randomised controlled trial. J Orthod. 2024 Dec;51(4):407-414. doi: 10.1177/14653125241230561. Epub 2024 Feb 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 38366912 (View on PubMed)

Cho HA, Im AJ, Sim YR, Jang HB, Lim HJ. The association between oral health literacy and oral health behaviors in North Korean defectors: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jul 7;20(1):1074. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08550-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32635907 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0913-05/2024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id