NCT02066987

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,110 (actual)
• Sponsor: Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Oral Health Behavior Change

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Implementation intention	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!
BEHAVIORAL	Action planning	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).
BEHAVIORAL	active control group	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2014-02-20
• Last updated: 2014-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran