Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Promoting Oral Health Among Children
NCT ID: NCT07307313
Last Updated: 2025-12-29
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
75 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-01-01
2026-04-01
Brief Summary
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The main questions this study aims to answer are:
* Is MI significantly more effective in improving oral health (plaque score, bleeding score) among children when compared to traditional patient education methods?
* Are there specific demographic or contextual factors (e.g., age, socioeconomic status, baseline oral health status) that influence the effectiveness of MI in promoting oral health among children when compared to traditional patient education methods?
Participants will be randomly assigned to three groups to receive oral hygiene instructions: verbal and written, video, and motivational interviewing.
Have their oral hygiene assessed using the plaque index and bleeding index before the intervention and after a follow-up period of 1 month.
Detailed Description
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Patients who meet the inclusion criteria and give consent will be randomly assigned to three groups:
1. Verbal and written instructions group: Basic oral hygiene instruction will be given to this group on a model of the mouth and then supported by written instructions.
2. Video monitored (VIDEO) group: Uploaded from the National Health Service (NHS) website and translated to the patient's mother tongue (Arabic).
3. Motivational interviewing (MI) group: The participants will join the motivation sessions one-to-one, face-to-face, with the primary researcher, who will be trained and calibrated to provide MI and take sessions with qualified psychologists.
Oral hygiene will be assessed using two parameters:
Plaque index scoring: 0/1 Bleeding on probing score: 0/1 Each patient will be examined twice: the first time is before the intervention, and the second is after a follow-up period of 1 month.
The study will also investigate the influence of age, sex, and socioeconomic status on oral hygiene improvement.
The findings of this research aim to contribute to the growing body of literature on MI and inform public health strategies aimed at reducing the global burden of childhood dental diseases.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Motivational interviewing
Motivational interviewing oral hygiene instructions
Brief motivational interviewing session for each patient for around 20-30 minutes
Video
Video for oral hygiene instructions
A video about oral hygiene instructions uploaded from NHS and translated for the mother tongue language of the participants
Written and verbal instructions
Written and verbal oral hygiene instructions
Basic oral hygiene instruction will be given verbally and then supported by written instructions.
Interventions
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Motivational interviewing oral hygiene instructions
Brief motivational interviewing session for each patient for around 20-30 minutes
Video for oral hygiene instructions
A video about oral hygiene instructions uploaded from NHS and translated for the mother tongue language of the participants
Written and verbal oral hygiene instructions
Basic oral hygiene instruction will be given verbally and then supported by written instructions.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Children with normal manual dexterity
* Children whose parents/guardians provide informed consent
* Children not currently receiving orthodontic therapy
* Children who do not require periodontal specialty care
* Children with normal occlusion or mild, non-treatment-requiring malocclusion
Exclusion Criteria
* Children with special health care needs
* Children with poor manual dexterity
* Children with negative consents.
* Children with current orthodontic therapy
* Children with chronic diseases.
* Children on medications that may cause drug-induced gingivitis.
* Children who attend periodontal clinics.
* Children with malocclusion
8 Years
10 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Lamis D. Rajab
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lamis D. Rajab
professor
Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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UJordanLamis3
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id