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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/06/069254 [Registered on: 19/06/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/06/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparision of oral health education intervention on oral health knowledge, attitude, practices and oral hygiene status among literate and illiterate adult population in Bheemunipatnam Mandal - A non-randomized controlled trail. 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness of oral health education intervention on oral health knowledge, attitude, practices and oral hygiene status among literate and illiterate adult population in Bheemunipatnam Mandal - A non-randomized controlled trail. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Sodadasi Deevena Hadassah 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences 
Address  Room no 5, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Anil Neerukonda Institute Of Dental Sciences, Sangivalasa, Visakhapatnam. ANDHRA PRADESH 531162 India

Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH
531162
India 
Phone  7036979432  
Fax    
Email  sdhadassah19@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr L Vamsi Krishna Reddy  
Designation  Professor and Head of Department 
Affiliation  Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences 
Address  Room no 5, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Anil Neerukonda Institute Of Dental Sciences, Sangivalasa, Visakhapatnam. ANDHRA PRADESH 531162 India

Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH
531162
India 
Phone  9908200033  
Fax    
Email  drvamsired@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Sodadasi Deevena Hadassah 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences 
Address  Room no 5, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Anil Neerukonda Institute Of Dental Sciences, Sangivalasa, Visakhapatnam. ANDHRA PRADESH 531162 India

Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH
531162
India 
Phone  7036979432  
Fax    
Email  sdhadassah19@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sodadasi Deevena Hadassah 
Address  Room no 5, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Sangivalsa, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 531162 India 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Sodadasi Deevena Hadassah  Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences  Room no 5, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Sangivalasa- 531162 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
7036979432

sdhadassah19@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee-Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Screening Interventions 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  not applicable  not applicable 
Intervention  oral health education  the oral health education on the importance of oral health, tooth brushing techniques, flossing techniques and its impact on gingival and periodontal health. oral health education is given twice for about 30 minutes each time. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  31.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Participants who had given consent.
Participants who have minimum knowledge to read local language or English will be taken as literates.
Participants who don’t know to read and write will be taken as illiterates.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Subjects who will migrate to another place within the study period.
Subjects who are undergoing any dental treatment at present or previously visited dentist in the previous year.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
oral hygiene knowledge attitude and practices using a kap questionnaire  baseline and 6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
oral hygiene status using plaque and gingival indices  baseline and 6 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="176"
Sample Size from India="176" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   09/12/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="1"
Days="10" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of oral health education on the oral health knowledge, attitude, practices and oral hygiene status of literate and illiterate adult population in Bheemunipatnam Mandal. For literate adult population group, school teachers will be selected from schools list obtained from mandal educational officer and for illiterate adult population group, supporting staff working in the same schools will be selected. Baseline scores of oral hygiene status will be recorded. Both the literate and illiterate groups will be given the oral health education on the importance of oral health, tooth brushing techniques, flossing techniques and its impact on gingival and periodontal health. The intra group assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices will be done before and after the intervention with the help of a questionnaire which will be available in English and also translated into the local language. For the illiterates, questionnaire will be filled by a second investigator. Reinforcement of oral health education will be given for both literates and illiterates during the 3rd month. The oral hygiene status after the reinforcement will be evaluated and compared by the principal investigator after 6 months interval. 
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