The Effects of Two Volitional Interventions to Improve Oral Health Behaviour Among Iranian Adolescents

Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Oral Health Behavior Change

Treatments: Behavioral: Action planning; Behavioral: active control group; Behavioral: Implementation intention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02066987

QUMS-B23

Details and patient eligibility

About

the present study had two main aims. First, due to the current underconsumption of dental brush adolescents, the investigators should apply a volitional intervention to increase oral health behvaiour in adolescents. Second, the investigators aim to compare the effectiveness of action planning intervention and implementation intention will improve oral health behavior in adolescents.

Full description

This is a study to explore the impact of two volitional interventions on brushing intentions , behaviors and clinical characteristics among a sample of adolescent students.

Enrollment: 1,110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 14 Years to 19 Years
• Ability to understand Persian language Adolescents attending high schools in Qazvin

Exclusion criteria

• participate in any kind of oral health education and promotion programs
• undergoing orthodontic treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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1,110 participants in 3 patient groups

Implementation intention

Experimental group

Description:

It may be helpful for you to plan when and where you will brush your teeth each day over the next month. Please write below when, where, and after what activity you will brush your teeth (e.g., at 8.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m. in the bathroom after eating breakfast/dinner). Because you should brush your teeth twice a day, please make two plans. If it is _____ (WHEN) at or in _______ (WHERE) before/after ______ (ACTIVITY), then I will brush my teeth! If it is _____ (WHEN) at or in _______ (WHERE) before/after ______ (ACTIVITY), then I will brush my teeth!

Treatment:

Behavioral: Implementation intention

Action planning

Experimental group

Description:

It may be helpful for you to plan when and where you will brush your teeth each day over the next month. Please write below when, where, and after what activity you will brush your teeth (e.g., at 8.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m. in the bathroom after eating breakfast/dinner). Because you should brush your teeth twice a day, please make two plans. I will brush my teeth at ___(WHEN) at or in ____(WHERE) before/after ___ (ACTIVITY). I will brush my teeth at ___(WHEN) at or in ____(WHERE) before/after ___ (ACTIVITY).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Action planning

active control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the active control group will receive an educational pamphlet containing what it is dental brushing, why it is done, and how it is done.

Treatment:

Behavioral: active control group