Motivational Interviewing in Orthodontic Patients (MIOrtho)

University of Barcelona

Status: Completed

Conditions: Oral Hygiene

Treatments: Behavioral: Motivational interviewing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02829567

MI01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether motivational interviewing is effective in improving oral hygiene in orthodontic patients wearing fixed appliances.

Enrollment: 130 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Orthodontic patients wearing fixed appliances, within the first six months of treatment
• Eruption completed (except for the third molars) or late mixed dentition.
• Caucasian

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Periodontal disease
• Systemic illness
• Medical treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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130 participants in 2 patient groups

Oral hygiene counseling and motivational interviewing

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive a session of oral hygiene counseling and a single session of motivational interviewing to increase the readiness of change.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivational interviewing

Oral hygiene counseling

No Intervention group