School Intervention Study of Nutrition, Wellbeing and Dental Health

September 29, 2009 updated by: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an intervention programme on dietary intake and dental health of 8th grade students.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

769

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Finland
      • Helsinki, Finland, 00300
        • National Public Health Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 14 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 7th grade students from the participating schools, written informed consent both from the student and the parent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Dietary intake (eg. sugar, fibre). The presence of active initial caries lesions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Nutritional quality of school meals and snacks. Laser fluorescence values of the occlusal surfaces of permanent molar and premolar teeth.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Collaborators

Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
University of Oulu, Department of dental health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Pirjo Pietinen, Ph. D, National Public Health Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2007

Study Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 17, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 30, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2009

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KTL 369-3

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