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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/12/099602 [Registered on: 22/12/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/12/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry
Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of a New Health Education Program on Eating Habits, Saliva Acidity, and Oral Health Practices among Participants: A Randomized Controlled Study 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness of A Novel MART -Multimodal Active, Reflective, and Transformative Health Intervention on Eating Attitudes, Salivary pH and Oral health Behaviours: A Randomized controlled trial 
Trial Acronym  MART 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Karthiga S 
Designation  Post graduate 
Affiliation  KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences 
Address  Department number 2, Public Health Dentistry, Ground floor, KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, JNMC campus, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi

Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590010
India 
Phone  7845808792  
Fax    
Email  msakthikarthi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Dr Karthiga S 
Designation  Post graduate 
Affiliation  KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences 
Address  Department number 2, Public Health Dentistry, Ground floor, KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, JNMC campus, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi


KARNATAKA
590010
India 
Phone  7845808792  
Fax    
Email  msakthikarthi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Dr Roopali M Sankeshwari 
Designation  Professor and HOD 
Affiliation  KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences 
Address  Department number 2, Public Health Dentistry, Ground floor, KAHER’s KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, JNMC campus, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi

Belgaum
KARNATAKA
590010
India 
Phone  9844837197  
Fax    
Email  docrups@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry Financial Assistance to MDS Research Projects, Head office: 32-401 , Milroc Kadamba , Old Goa , Goa - 403402 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Karthiga S 
Address  Department number 2, Public Health Dentistry, Ground floor, KAHERs KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, JNMC campus, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi 590010, Karnataka 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry] 
 
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 
Principal  Government Marathi School  Room no.2, Kakti, Belagavi, Karnataka.
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 		 9964832280

msakthikarthi@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Research and Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Healthy children aged 9-12 years 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Conventional health education  Children will be given oral health education at 7th, 21st and 45th day about oral hygiene maintainence. 
Intervention  Multimodal Active, Reflective and Transformative Health Intervention  Children will be given multimodal intervention at first week, reinforcement at 21st day, 45th day to improve their eating habits, knowledge about oral hygiene by cognitive methods like critical thinking and problem solving. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  9.00 Year(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Children aged 9-12 years without any underlying health condition.
Children willing to participate and give assent form  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details   
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Knowledge, Attitude, Plaque and Gingival index, Mini EAT assessment  Baseline, 7th day, 21st day, 45th day  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "70"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="35" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/01/2026 
Date of Study Completion (India) 14/04/2026 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
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   The multimodal educational programme proved to be a powerful tool for strengthening oral health knowledge, positive attitudes toward dental care and reported oral hygiene practices and for controlling dental plaque. A nutritionally adequate and balanced diet is essential for optimal child growth and development. During this phase, adolescents establish patterns of behaviour  for instance, related to diet, physical activity, substance use, and sexual activity  that can protect their health and the health of others around them, or put their health at risk now and in the future. The conditions of an oral health optimized diet seem to significantly reduce several species in dental plaque and saliva. 
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