NCT06000293

Effectiveness of Strengthened Anticipatory Guidance Used in the MOH Malaysia Infant Oral Health Care Programme

The Effectiveness of Strengthened Anticipatory Guidance Used in the Ministry of Health Malaysia Infant Oral Health Care Programme: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 220 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universiti Sains Malaysia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 12 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of strengthened anticipatory guidance (AG) used in MOH Malaysia Infant Oral Healthcare Programme in preventing early childhood caries (ECC) lesions and improving caries risk of infants in Negeri Sembilan and their primary caregiver's knowledge and practice on infant oral healthcare

Detailed description

This randomised control trial study will be conducted at six government Maternal and Child Health Clinics (MCHCs) in Negeri Sembilan District, Malaysia. The samples comprised of 220 primary caregivers-infant pairs (110 pairs in the intervention group, and 110 pairs in the control group). A strengthened infant oral health module named the Oral Health Infant Module Anticipatory Guidance (OHIM AG) was designed to provide anticipatory guidance to the intervention group at three-month intervals over 6 months. The control group will receive the conventional Ministry of Health Anticipatory Guidance (MOH AG). The effectiveness of OHIM AG on early signs of childhood caries lesions development, caries risk of infants, and primary caregivers's knowledge and practice on infant oral healthcare will be assessed after six months of intervention.

Conditions

• Early Childhood Caries
• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oral health education	Anticipatory Guidance (AG) provided to the primary caregivers-infant pairs in the intervention group

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2024-02-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2023-08-21
• Last updated: 2023-08-23