NCT02906098

Intervention Study of Oral Health Education Programs Directed to Adolescents

A Randomized Clinical Field Study on Behavioral Interventions to Increase Adolescent's Motivation for Self Performed Periodontal Infection Control

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 312 (actual)
• Sponsor: Göteborg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates behavioral interventions to increase adolescent's motivation for self performed periodontal infection control, by means of adequate oral hygiene. Study subjects will be allocated to test and control group where the test will be subjected to an individually tailored oral health education program, based on cognitive- behavioral theory and principles, and the control to standard educational intervention.

Detailed description

The prevalence of chronic periodontitis is about 40% among the Swedish adult population. The key-factor for the prevention of periodontal disease progression is the establishment of periodontal infection control, by means of adequate daily oral hygiene. Hence, a main task for dental professionals is to educate and motivate the patient to such beneficial behavior. A hypothesis for the current study is that patient centered health promotion programs based on cognitive behavioral theory and principles and with a directive communicative approach, i.e. motivational interviewing techniques, add positive and lasting effects to standard educational interventions on self-performed periodontal infection control. This randomized clinical field study involves 30 professionals (dental hygienists) and about 350 adolescent patients at 16 dental clinics in the Västra Götaland Region, Sweden. The approach in the evaluation is on patient-centered outcomes and health economics.

Conditions

• Gingivitis
• Periodontal Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Patient centered oral health education	Procedure: The theory-based educational intervention follows a specific structure. The initial phase contain 3 treatment sessions (45-60 min each) during a period of 12 weeks (baseline, 2-3 weeks and 10-12 weeks). Follow up are performed at 6- and 18-months.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard educational intervention	Procedure: The initial phase contain educational intervention in accordance with conventional routines (oral health information and oral hygiene instruction at one or several occasions). Follow up are performed at 6- and 18-months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-03-01
• Completion: 2020-03-01
• First posted: 2016-09-19
• Last updated: 2020-06-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden