Effect of Optimized Behavioural Intervention Using The Multi-Phase Optimization Strategy (MOST).

Merna Ihab

Status: Completed

Conditions: Early Childhood Caries; Dental Caries in Children

Treatments: Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04923581

MOST2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the current study, MOST approach is proposed, to engineer an oral health behavior modification intervention, to increase the engagement of mothers in brushing their pre-school children's teeth.

Full description

The first phase of this study will be the preparation phase. This will comprise the development of a conceptual framework and conducting a feasibility pilot study consisting of three intervention components: Motivational interviewing (MI), Oral health promotion messages (OHPm), and Storytelling (ST). The second phase of the study is the optimization phase which constitutes a factorial trial of the three selected intervention components (MI, OHPm and ST). Each component will be set at two levels: yes (the intervention is applied) vs no (the intervention is not applied).

Enrollment: 128 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 5 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria for mother's of children enrolled in study:

• Has children between 2 and <5 years of age
• Has children with high plaque index scores (PlI≥2 or visible plaque accumulation on maxillary anterior teeth).
• Literate and owns a mobile phone with already set-up or possibility to set-up Whats-App messenger application.
• Willing to participate in the study and receive periodic OHPm and ST videos.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mothers of children who are not willing to cooperate and show a definite negative behavior (Rating 1 Frankel's classification).
• Mothers of children who are physically disabled or medically compromised.
• Mothers of children in need of emergency dental treatments.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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128 participants in 8 patient groups

Condition 1

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component only.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Condition 2

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component and storytelling videos .

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Condition 3

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component and oral health promotion messages.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Condition 4

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component, oral health promotion messages, and storytelling videos.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Condition 5

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component and motivational interview session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Condition 6

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component, motivational interview session, and storytelling videos.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Condition 7

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component, motivational interview session, and oral health promotion messages.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions

Condition 8

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the constant component, motivational interview session, oral health promotion messages and storytelling videos

Treatment:

Behavioral: Oral Health Behavioral Interventions