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

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Attitude to Health; Knowledge; Practice

Treatments: Behavioral: Oral health education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05570500

DPH20-3M

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 636 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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636 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Control group, conventional oral health education group

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral health education

Comparison group, online oral health education group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral health education