Smartphone Application Based Reminder Therapy in Orthodontic Patients

September 14, 2022 updated by: Salman Khan, Rehman Medical Institute - RMI

Effectiveness of Smartphone Application Based Brushing Reminder Therapy for Plaque Control in Orthodontic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This randomized control trial was performed to asses the efficiency of smartphone application based reminder therapy on plaque control and oral hygiene at two points in time.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled trial was performed to assess the effect of the smartphone application based reminders for oral hygiene reinforcement on orthodontic patients. Methods: 60 orthodontic patients were randomly allocated to either control or experimental group (30 each). Experimental groups received reminders twice a day by a smartphone application. Plaque scoring was done by using Turesky modified Quigley-Hein plaque index (TMQHPI) at baseline(T0), after 2 weeks(T1) and after 6 weeks(T3). Results: Significant difference in plaque scores was found at T2(6 weeks), but no significant difference was found at T1(2 weeks). Conclusions: Active smartphone-based reminder therapy for oral hygiene maintenance during fixed appliance orthodontic treatment decreases the plaque scores in patients in medium to long term

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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

  • Pakistan
    • KPK
      • Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan, 25100
        • Rehman Medical 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

8 years to 26 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- A total of Sixty (60) patients between 12-30 years of age undergoing fixed appliance therapy were included in the study. All the participants had to be in at least 4 weeks of active orthodontic therapy with fixed appliances in all the quadrants of the oral cavity. Further inclusion criteria were familiarity with smartphone and a personal smartphone with Android version ≥ 6.0 or iOS version ≥ 10 operating system, good general and dental health (no active caries, no advanced gingivitis, or periodontitis needing periodontal therapy), with no history of smoking or any other form of tobacco use, no antibiotic or chlorhexidine containing mouth rinses used within two weeks of screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with prosthesis in the mouth and those taking antibiotics, anti-epileptics, anti-hypertensives and immunosuppressive medications were excluded from the study.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Experimental: Experimental group
Other: Smartphone application based reminder
Brushing reminders were given to the patients in experimental group through a smartphone application twice daily
Other Names:
  • Routine oral hygiene instructions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Plaque index score
Time Frame: 0 weeks ( at T0)
Turesky modified Quigley-Hein plaque index (score: minimum=0 maximum=5. worsening with increase in score from 0-5)
0 weeks ( at T0)
Plaque index score
Time Frame: 2 weeks ( at T1)
Turesky modified Quigley-Hein plaque index (score: minimum=0 maximum=5. worsening with increase in score from 0-5)
2 weeks ( at T1)
Plaque index score
Time Frame: 6 weeks (at T2)
Turesky modified Quigley-Hein plaque index (score: minimum=0 maximum=5. worsening with increase in score from 0-5)
6 weeks (at T2)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rehman Medical Institute - RMI

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Aneela Nausheen, FCPS, Rehman-MI
  • Study Chair: Muhammad K Asif, PHD, Rehman-MI

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 (Actual)

August 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 15, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

January 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

August 12, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 16, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2022

Last Verified

September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EC 2020-09-055

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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