Clinical trial NCT01763138: Effect of Educational Intervention in Mothers for Prevention of Caries in Their Children
Official title: Effect of Educational Intervention in Mothers for Prevention of Caries in Their Children, A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dental Caries
Lead sponsor: University of the Punjab
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Sheikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute
First posted: 2013-01-08
Enrollment: 126
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 9
Maximum age (years): 15
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of an educational intervention on mothers knowledge, attitudes and practices for preventing childhood caries.

Detailed description: Health education is being used as a key preventive tool in the prevention of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, mental illness, neurological disturbances as well as dental diseases.

Amongst the dental diseases, dental caries is a high prevalence chronic childhood disease having long term growth and developmental implications . A number of educational programs have been utilized to decrease its prevalence especially in disadvantaged communities.

Dental caries is a complex interplay of a number of risk factors such as demographic (socioeconomic status, race, etc.) behavioral, dietary and cultural factors. Among the dietary intake, the most significant risk factor has been a high frequency intake of sugary foods and drinks.Patterns of sugar intake are established early in life and sugar intake increases in the first two years of life.

Early feeding practices and lack of oral hygiene maintenance have been identified as risk factors for caries in subsequent years. Maternal education can prove to be protective against dental caries by way of child's dietary practices.

Research has also indicated a reduction in prevalence of caries in children whose parents were previously participants of an oral health educational program.

Educating mothers about oral hygiene and feeding practices before the child transitions from exclusive milk diet to a variety of foods in an important time to exert a positive influence on dietary intake of child and overall oral health.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Mothers of 9-15 months old attending the vaccination clinic who consented to be a part of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Mothers with severely ill children or children suffering from a co-morbid disease.

Primary outcomes:
measure: improvement in child's oral hygiene
timeFrame: 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: reduction in sugar intake
timeFrame: 3 months
Other outcomes:
measure: Improvement in Mothers knowledge and attitudes regarding their child's oral health
timeFrame: 3 months
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Sheikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute
name: Fatima Ishfaq, BDS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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