Clinical trial NCT05570500: Comparing the Effect of Online and Conventional Oral Health Education in Egypt
Official title: Comparing the Effect of the Online Oral Health Education to the Conventional Method on the Knowledge and Practice of Personal Oral Hygiene in a Group of Primary School Children in Egypt. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Knowledge
Attitude to Health
Practice
Keywords: oral health education
oral health promotion
school children
Lead sponsor: Ain Shams University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-10-06
Enrollment: 636
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 10
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: 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.


Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Effect of Oral Health Education on the Oral Health Knowledge in Primary School Children Aged 7-9 Years Old
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Effect of Oral Health Education on Oral Hygiene Measures Practice in Primary School Children Aged 7-9 Years Old
timeFrame: 2 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Futures language schools
state: Sherook Province
Study officials:
affiliation: Ain Shams University
name: Amira S Badran, PHD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Ain Shams University
name: Omar A Taqa, student
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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