NCT03862443

BEhavioral EConomics for Oral Health iNnovation Pilot Trial

Influence of Financial Incentives on Oral Disease Management in Young Children: A Randomized Pilot Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 42 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This Phase I randomized pilot trial will assess the efficacy of a fixed incentive payment program and drawing incentive payment program versus a control program to promote early childhood caries (ECC) preventive health behaviors (i.e., toothbrushing performance and dental visit attendance) for young children of predominantly Latino parents/caregivers enrolled in/waitlisted for Early Head Start (EHS) home visit programs.

Detailed description

If both groups are acceptable and feasible, the reward group with toothbrushing outcomes at least 20% better than the other one (and the control) will be chosen for a future Phase II/III trial; if they are similar, the fixed monetary reward will be used because it is simpler to explain, monitor, and implement.

Conditions

• Toothbrushing
• Dental Plaque
• Parent-Child Relations
• Oral Hygiene
• Dental Caries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Fixed Incentive	The Fixed Incentive intervention is a fixed reward, in which participants are eligible for fixed weekly payments based on toothbrushing performance collected through smart powered toothbrush synced to a smartphone app.
BEHAVIORAL	Drawing Incentive	The Drawing Incentive intervention is a drawing reward, in which participants are eligible for weekly payments based on toothbrushing performance collected through smart powered toothbrush synced to a smartphone app.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-10
• Primary completion: 2017-08-13
• Completion: 2018-03-19
• First posted: 2019-03-05
• Last updated: 2019-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States