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- Clinical Trial NCT04562675
Long-term Effects of a Lay Health Advisor Intervention on Immigrant Children's Caries
September 23, 2020 updated by: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Long-term Effects of a Lay Health Advisor Intervention on Immigrant Children's Caries: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of a lay health advisor (LHA) intervention on immigrant children's caries and preventive behaviors.This randomized controlled trial included mother-child pairs in the intervention group (IG) and a brochure-only control group (CG), respectively.
The IG received a four-week one-on-one session by an LHA on caries-related knowledge and brushing techniques.
Baseline and follow-up surveys were used to collect the data in caries experience and maternal caries preventive behavior.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
A randomized experimental design was used.
Vietnamese women whose children aged 2-6 years were recruited through churches, Chinese schools, immigrant service centers, kindergarten, or recommendations from LHAs in Kaohsiung City in Taiwan.
Overall, 30 and 25 Vietnamese mother-child pairs were randomized into the IG and CG.
G*Power (version 3.1.9.4) was used for power analysis.
A power analysis was established by effect size as the mean difference of filled teeth change between baseline and 8-month follow-up measurement between the IG and CG, with sample size and 0.05 alpha level.
The power was greater than 0.802, and research results have adequate power.All children underwent oral examination at baseline and at 1-week, 2- and 8-month follow-ups.
Each child was examined by a dentist in accordance with the primary dentition caries experience.Each immigrant mother completed surveys at baseline and at 1-week and 8-month follow-ups.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
55
Phase
- Not Applicable
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
22 years to 48 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Vietnamese women whose children aged 2-6 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
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 |
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Experimental: Intervention group (IG)
LHA intervention group (IG)
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For the IG, a 4-hour lesson consisting of 4 chapters and leaflets was delivered over 4 weeks, with one chapter per hour per week.
Each LHA visited the assigned mother in the IG four times in a 4-week period.
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Placebo Comparator: Control group (CG)
brochure-only control group (CG)
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brochure-only for control group (CG)
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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dmft index
Time Frame: Change from Baseline dmft at 1 weeks after intervention
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The caries status of each tooth was recorded using the dmft index, as follows: decayed (d), missing (m), or filled (f) tooth (t).
For each child, caries experience was measured using the dmft index of primary teeth.
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Change from Baseline dmft at 1 weeks after intervention
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dmft index
Time Frame: Change from Baseline dmft at 2 months after intervention
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The caries status of each tooth was recorded using the dmft index, as follows: decayed (d), missing (m), or filled (f) tooth (t).
For each child, caries experience was measured using the dmft index of primary teeth.
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Change from Baseline dmft at 2 months after intervention
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dmft index
Time Frame: Change from Baseline dmft at 8 months after intervention
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The caries status of each tooth was recorded using the dmft index, as follows: decayed (d), missing (m), or filled (f) tooth (t).
For each child, caries experience was measured using the dmft index of primary teeth.
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Change from Baseline dmft at 8 months after intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Maternal preventive behavior
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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Item including that"Do you ask your child to brush his/her teeth?"
The response was coded as zero (not/seldom/sometimes) or one (always).
"How many times you help your child to brush his/her teeth every day?"
The response was coded as zero (no/less than two times/day) or one (two or more times/day).
"How long do you help your child brush his/her teeth every time?"
The response was coded as zero (no/less than three minutes) or one (three or more minutes).
"When was the last time that you took your child for a dental visit?" and "Why did you take your child for a dental visit?"
The responses were coded as zero (last dental visit more than six months or dental visit for oral or tooth discomfort) or one (last dental visit six months or less and dental visit for regular checkup).
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Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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Maternal preventive behavior
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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Item including that"Do you ask your child to brush his/her teeth?"
The response was coded as zero (not/seldom/sometimes) or one (always).
"How many times you help your child to brush his/her teeth every day?"
The response was coded as zero (no/less than two times/day) or one (two or more times/day).
"How long do you help your child brush his/her teeth every time?"
The response was coded as zero (no/less than three minutes) or one (three or more minutes).
"When was the last time that you took your child for a dental visit?" and "Why did you take your child for a dental visit?"
The responses were coded as zero (last dental visit more than six months or dental visit for oral or tooth discomfort) or one (last dental visit six months or less and dental visit for regular checkup).
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Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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Maternal caries-related knowledge
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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Maternal caries preventive behaviors toward children were collected by questionnaire.Ten statements were used to evaluate mothers' caries preventive knowledge, such as "Dental plaque is a major factor for oral disease" and "The Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) provides children with fluoride varnish twice a year."
Possible scores ranged from zero to ten, with higher scores indicating a higher level of caries preventive knowledge.
The Kuder-Richardson reliability test was 0.72 for this scale.
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Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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Maternal caries-related knowledge
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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Maternal caries preventive behaviors toward children were collected by questionnaire.Ten statements were used to evaluate mothers' caries preventive knowledge, such as "Dental plaque is a major factor for oral disease" and "The Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) provides children with fluoride varnish twice a year."
Possible scores ranged from zero to ten, with higher scores indicating a higher level of caries preventive knowledge.
The Kuder-Richardson reliability test was 0.72 for this scale.
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Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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Maternal attitude toward oral hygiene
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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Maternal attitude toward oral hygiene were collect by questionnaire.Eleven statements measured mothers' attitude toward their children's oral hygiene, based on the research by Skeie et al.
The responses were rated on a five-point Likert-scale ranging from one ("strongly disagree") to five ("strongly agree"), with the total possible score ranging from 11 to 55. Higher scores indicated more positive attitudes toward children's oral hygiene.
Cronbach's α was 0.84 for this scale.
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Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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Maternal attitude toward oral hygiene
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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Maternal attitude toward oral hygiene were collect by questionnaire.Eleven statements measured mothers' attitude toward their children's oral hygiene, based on the research by Skeie et al.
The responses were rated on a five-point Likert-scale ranging from one ("strongly disagree") to five ("strongly agree"), with the total possible score ranging from 11 to 55. Higher scores indicated more positive attitudes toward children's oral hygiene.
Cronbach's α was 0.84 for this scale.
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Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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Maternal self-efficacy toward oral hygiene
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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The following three statements were used to evaluate mothers' self-efficacy toward children's oral hygiene, based on the research by Hsu et al. "It is easy for me to help my children brush their teeth"; "I can help my children brush their teeth before bedtime" and "I can take my children to visit a dentist regularly."
The scores ranged from one ("strongly disagree") to four ("strongly agree"), with the total possible score ranging from three to twelve.
High scores meant that mothers were confident that they could appropriately manage their children's oral hygiene behaviors.
Cronbach's α was 0.72 for this scale.
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Change from Baseline at 1 weeks after intervention
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Maternal self-efficacy toward oral hygiene
Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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The following three statements were used to evaluate mothers' self-efficacy toward children's oral hygiene, based on the research by Hsu et al. "It is easy for me to help my children brush their teeth"; "I can help my children brush their teeth before bedtime" and "I can take my children to visit a dentist regularly."
The scores ranged from one ("strongly disagree") to four ("strongly agree"), with the total possible score ranging from three to twelve.
High scores meant that mothers were confident that they could appropriately manage their children's oral hygiene behaviors.
Cronbach's α was 0.72 for this scale.
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Change from Baseline at 8 months after intervention
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
August 27, 2012
Primary Completion (Actual)
October 31, 2015
Study Completion (Actual)
October 31, 2015
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 14, 2020
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 23, 2020
First Posted (Actual)
September 24, 2020
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
September 24, 2020
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 23, 2020
Last Verified
September 1, 2020
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- KMUHIRB-2014-04-05(Ⅰ)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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