Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI)

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motivational Interviewing, BMI, OHI

Treatments: Behavioral: BMI

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03571958

DENT-2018-26921

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this research study is to determine if the utilization of brief motivational interviewing (BMI) during continuous care is superior compared to traditional oral hygiene instruction (OHI) to reduce patients' plaque score, bleeding on probing (BOP), and gingival index (GI) longitudinal. An additional goal is to investigate chairside time of implementing BMI.

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or Female
• ≥ 18 years old
• Periodontal maintenance phase (at least one year)
• Plaque score ≥30% (O'Leary plaque score)
• Minimum of two sites with BOP
• Willingness to fulfill all study requirements
• Patient of Record at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Exclusion criteria

• Current smoker or quit smoking less than one year
• Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or unsure of pregnancy status (self-reported)
• Uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1C > 7)
• Medical conditions that may influence the outcome of the study (neurologic or psychiatric disorders, systemic infections, cancer, and/or HIV/AIDS)
• Current use of oral bisphosphonates
• History of IV bisphosphonates
• Require pre-medication or on long-term antibiotics
• Current orthodontic treatment or planning to begin orthodontic treatment during the study
• Unable to comply with the study protocol

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional OHI (Control)

No Intervention group

Description:

Advice giving method of OHI known as "tell-show-do" to inform, demonstrate, and expect patient compliance.

BMI (Test)

Experimental group

Description:

A derivative of motivational interviewing (MI), which is a patient-centered, collaborative counseling approach to strengthen an individual's intrinsic motivation towards a positive behavior change. BMI is intended for healthcare providers with limited time (5-10 minutes) to support a positive behavior change.

Treatment:

Behavioral: BMI