Clinical trials: Oral Hygiene, Oral Health
Oral Health Behavior Change, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health
A Just-in-Time Digital Learning Platform for Teacher Oral Health Training
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a Just-in-Time Digital Learning Platform designed to improve teachers' oral health literacy and support the delivery of oral health…
- Conditions
- Oral Health Behavior Change, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Digital Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT07645612
- Testing
- Just-in-Time Digital Learning Platform for Teacher Oral Health Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 870 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease
Touch-to-Teach Interdental Brush Instruction Versus Conventional Guidance on Gingival Health in Patients With Fixed Dental Prostheses
Why is this study being done? People with dental crowns often develop inflamed gums because bacteria accumulate in the tight spaces between teeth that a regular toothbrush cannot reach.
- Conditions
- Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease, Fixed Dental Prosthesis, Dental Plaque
- Trial name
- NCT07636954
- Testing
- Touch-to-Teach interdental brush instruction, Conventional oral hygiene instruction
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Gulf Medical University
Motivational Interviewing, Periodontitis
Motivational Interviewing and Subgingival Instrumentation Outcomes in Periodontitis
Motivational Interviewing (MI) represents a patient centered counselling approach designed to facilitate behaviour change by guiding patients through the exploration and resolution of ambivalence toward positive health actions.
- Conditions
- Motivational Interviewing, Periodontitis, Oral Hygiene
- Trial name
- NCT07618533
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Oral hygiene instructions
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
Early Childhood Caries, Oral Hygiene
Acceptance and Efficacy of a Digital Application Among Parents to Control Early Childhood Caries
Few educational oral health applications, directed to the preschool children under the age of six years are available world-wide.
- Conditions
- Early Childhood Caries, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health
- Trial name
- FU-APP (NCT05515510)
- Testing
- FU-APP, Oral health recommendations
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Oral Hygiene, White Spot Lesion
Effects of Active Reminders and Motivational Techniques on Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health in Orthodontic Patients
This study will compare the use of text message reminders versus multiple in-person sessions of oral hygiene instructions and motivation on improving oral hygiene measurements.
- Conditions
- Oral Hygiene, White Spot Lesion, Gingivitis
- Trial name
- NCT03841825
- Testing
- Oral hygiene instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
Functionally-tailored Oral Care Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia and Their Caregivers
The specific aims of this study are: Aim 1. Develop a staged and modifiable dyadic oral care intervention to provide functionally-tailored oral care rehabilitation for community-dwelling persons with dementia (PWD) and need-based…
- Trial name
- NCT04238520
- Testing
- Functionally Tailored Oral Care Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi Chen
Oral Health Behavior Change
SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Promotion for School Adolescents in Pakistan
The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to learn if the SEHAT program works to improve oral health among school adolescents in Pakistan. It will also assess how the program affects oral health behaviors and knowledge.
- Trial name
- SEHAT (NCT07536958)
- Testing
- SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Education, Conventional Oral Health Education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shifa College of Dentistry
Periodontitis, Airway Obstruction
Bergen Oral Respiratory Intervention Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate if treatment of periodontitis (gum disease) in a relatively young and healthy population can improve lung function.
- Conditions
- Periodontitis, Airway Obstruction, Lung Inflammation
- Trial name
- BORALIS (NCT04781153)
- Testing
- Periodontal treatment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Anders Røsland
Oral Hygiene, Dental Plaque Induced Gingivitis
Mobile Phone Messaging To Improve Oral Hygiene Among Primary School Children in Pakistan
Oral health is an important component of general health and oral cavity acts as a mirror to the health of individuals and communities.
- Trial name
- NCT03390452
- Testing
- Mobile Phone Messaging
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 362 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan
Oral Hygiene
Effectiveness of T-shaped Toothbrush
This study evaluated the effectiveness of two manual toothbrushes, the T-shaped toothbrush (Denson™, Malaysia) and a conventional toothbrush (Kid's Soft Toothbrush, Colgate) in removing plaque and maintaining gingival health…
- Trial name
- NCT03989479
- Testing
- Brushing demonstration using T shaped toothbrush, Brushing demonstration using conventional toothbrush
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Oral Hygiene, Gingivitis
Impact of 2D:4D Ratio on Oral Hygiene and Gingival Health
The second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D)-the ratio of the length of the index finger to that of the ring finger-has gained increasing attention as a non-invasive, stable biomarker of prenatal sex hormone exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT07147998
- Testing
- Oral hygiene instruction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Gingivitis, Orthodontics
Effectiveness of Different Types of Toothbrushes on Periodontal Health in Orthodontic Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of different toothbrushes in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances who have gingival inflammation. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06510179
- Testing
- Toothbrushing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Mechanical Ventilation, Infection Prevention
Oral Care Layered Enhancement for Improved Oral Hygiene in Intensive Care Units
The goal of the ORACLE study is to evaluate the impact of implementing a standardized oral hygiene bundle on outcomes in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Infection Prevention, Oral Care, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health
- Trial name
- ORACLE (NCT07129733)
- Testing
- Oral hygiene bundle
- Where
- 6 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 4,800 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital do Coracao
Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight
Periodontal Disease and Small Vulnerable Newborns in Rural Nepal: A Community-based Trial
Periodontal disease in pregnant women has been implicated as a potential risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including being born preterm, small-for-gestational age, and/or low birth weight.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Small Vulnerable Newborn, Small-for-gestational Age
- Trial name
- NCT07553286
- Testing
- A package of oral health interventions, including a daily antiseptic oral rinse (alcohol-free cetylpyridinium chloride (0.075%))
- Volunteers
- 2,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Plaque Induced Gingivitis
Comparative Effect of Chewing Sticks and Toothbrushing on Plaque Removal and Gingival Health
The purpose of the proposed study is to compare the effect of chewing sticks (Miswak) and the toothbrushes on plaque removal and gingival health.
- Trial name
- NCT01336179
- Testing
- Salvadora persica, Toothbrush
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taibah University
Gingival Hemorrhage, Gingivitis
Intra-oral Camera in Gingival Health
Evaluate the effects of using an intra-oral camera (IOC) during supportive periodontal therapy (SPT), on the psychological, behavioral and clinical parameters of patients with gingivitis, outlined by evidence and a theory-based…
- Conditions
- Gingival Hemorrhage, Gingivitis, Health Behavior, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT02725983
- Testing
- SPT consultation, SOPROCARE®
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lisbon
Oral Hygiene Education, Oral Hygiene Education Methods
The Effects of Different Oral Hygiene Instructions
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of verbal and video-based oral hygiene instructions on the oral health parameters in patients of different age groups.
- Trial name
- NCT06449950
- Testing
- Behavioral: Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions, Behavioral: Video-Based Oral Hygiene Instructions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Hemophilia
Oral Health Status and Oral Health Related Quality of Life in a Group pf Egyptian Hemophilic Children
aim of the study: 1. to assess, investigate, and compare the oral health status and oral health related quality of life of a group of hemophilic Egyptian children before and after an oral health educational program 2.
- Trial name
- NCT07161596
- Testing
- oral health educational program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Oral Hygiene
Game-based Oral Health Promotion
Parents and caregivers play a key role in shaping children's oral health-related behaviours. However, traditional oral health education (OHE) is not engaging for young children.
- Trial name
- NCT07916896
- Testing
- OHE for children, OHE for parents, OHE interactive game kits
- Volunteers
- 282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Dementia, Oral Hygiene
Oral Health, Bite Force and Dementia
Study aims: The primary aim is to identify influencing variables on oral hygiene / oral health and bite force in patients with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Oral Hygiene, Chewing Problem
- Trial name
- OrBiD (NCT03775772)
- Testing
- Oral Health, Bite Force
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich