NCT04845594

Efficacy Trial of MySmileBuddy

Randomized Efficacy Trial of MySmileBuddy, a Family-centered Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Early Childhood Caries

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Columbia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 24 Months – 71 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study seeks to evaluate the best way to encourage a healthy diet and proper fluoride use in children at greatest risk for tooth decay. To do so, this study will evaluate whether or not a family focused intervention, MySmileBuddy, is able to reduce tooth decay progression in Hispanic preschoolers at high risk of this disease.

Detailed description

Tooth decay in young children has traditionally been treated through surgical dental repair, an approach that does not address the oral hygiene and dietary behaviors that cause the disease. Professionals agree that behavioral strategies to prevent tooth decay are needed, but they have not been well studied in Hispanic children in the United States that have disproportionately high rates of this disease. Use of fluoridated toothpaste twice a day and consumption of a healthy diet can both prevent tooth decay and stop it from progressing.

Conditions

• Tooth Decay

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MySmileBuddy (MSB)	The technology-based MSB program equips community health workers (CHWs) with an iPad-based app that facilitates assessment of a child's early childhood caries (ECC).

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-02
• Completion: 2020-12-02
• First posted: 2021-04-15
• Last updated: 2021-04-15