A Pilot Study to Promote Maternal and Infant Oral Health

July 18, 2008 updated by: UConn Health
The long term goals of this project are to develop and implement a combined prenatal and postnatal intervention to decrease early childhood caries. The program is based on risk assessment, diet intervention and counseling. To accomplish these goals a pilot study is needed to determine: 1) The ability to recruit and retain pregnant mothers in an intervention program; 2) The levels of S. mutans in pregnant mothers; 3) The ability of a diet intervention to decrease S. mutans in pregnant mothers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

121

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

    • Connecticut
      • Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030
        • University of Connecticut Health Center

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 or over;
  • Pregnant
  • High S. mutans levels

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Younger than 18;
  • Other health conditions

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)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Nutritional instruction in small groups plus education
Active Comparator: 2
Educational video and pamphlets

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sugar intake
Time Frame: 3 months post partum
3 months post partum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
mutans streptococci levels
Time Frame: 3 months post partum
3 months post partum

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 17, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2008

Last Verified

July 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 07-093-02
  • CTF2007

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