Comparing the Effect of Online and Conventional Oral Health Education in Egypt

January 9, 2024 updated by: Omar Alaa Taqa, Ain Shams University

Comparing the Effect of the Online Oral Health Education to the Conventional Method on the Knowledge and Practice of Personal Oral Hygiene in a Group of Primary School Children in Egypt. A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aims to compare the results of online oral health education and conventional oral health education methods in terms of their effectiveness towards improving the knowledge and practice of oral hygiene in primary school children in Egypt.

This study is done in two schools in Egypt, in 3rd and 4th grade respectfully. The classrooms in each grade will be randomly assigned to each of the two groups (online and conventional oral health education). A questionnaire that assesses knowledge and attitude towards self oral care will be administered by the primary investigator before and after the oral health education sessions. The pre and post questionnaires will be compared in terms of results to evaluate the effectiveness of both methods.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

636

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

  • Egypt
    • Sherook Province
      • Cairo, Sherook Province, Egypt
        • Futures language schools

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

7 years to 10 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 3rd and 4th grade Egyptian students.
  • Average of age 7-10 years old.
  • Currently residing in Egypt.
  • Both male and female students.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those who do not consent to participate in the study.
  • Those who cannot speak English or Arabic.
  • Non-Egyptians

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Control group, conventional oral health education group
Behavioral: Oral health education
oral health education sessions that aims to improve both knowledge of primary school children regarding bacteria, caries, number of teeth, plaque formation and attitude of primary school children regarding tooth brushing techniques, number of times per day, dietary instructions to avoid dental caries.
Active Comparator: Comparison group, online oral health education group
Behavioral: Oral health education
oral health education sessions that aims to improve both knowledge of primary school children regarding bacteria, caries, number of teeth, plaque formation and attitude of primary school children regarding tooth brushing techniques, number of times per day, dietary instructions to avoid dental caries.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effect of Oral Health Education on the Oral Health Knowledge in Primary School Children Aged 7-9 Years Old
Time Frame: 2 months

A questionnaire will be assigned to the participants to determine level of knowledge. Higher mean value of correct answer is considered to be of satisfactory outcome. lesser mean value of correct answers is considered to be unsatisfactory.

The scale of measurement would be the total number of scores per participant entry on the knowledge section of the questionnaire. The knowledge section of the questionnaire contains 5 questions, 4 single answer questions and 1 multiple-answer question with two correct answers. The total score for the knowledge section is 6 marks (4+2), where the lowest score is 0 and the highest is 6. Higher scores mean better outcomes and lower scores mean worse outcomes.
2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effect of Oral Health Education on Oral Hygiene Measures Practice in Primary School Children Aged 7-9 Years Old
Time Frame: 2 months
A questionnaire will be assigned to the participants to determine the practice level of children towards oral hygiene. The scale of measurement would be on a percentage of correct answers, with minimum value denoting 0% and maximum value of 100%. Higher scores mean better outcomes and lower scores mean worse outcomes.
2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ain Shams University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Amira S Badran, PHD, ain shams University
  • Principal Investigator: Omar A Taqa, student, ain shams University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 12, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 20, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

March 25, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 22, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

October 6, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 10, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DPH20-3M

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

All collected IPD that underlie results in publication. All collected IPD that involves statistical results, methodology, study protocol, appendices used in the study.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Data will be available once the study has concluded in February 2023, and they will be available indefinitely.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

All information will be accessed in the study. Any researcher wishing for more information can contact the primary investigator via Email.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP

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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