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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/02/050056 [Registered on: 24/02/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 16/01/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Preventive
Dentistry 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Comparison between fluoride varnish and fluoride containing mouth rinse among 12yrs old school going children of Lucknow city 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative evaluation between fluoride varnish and fluoride containing mouth rinse amongst 12yrs old school going children of Lucknow city:field trial 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pratisha Mishra 
Designation  MDS 1st year 
Affiliation  Sardar patel postgraduate institute of dental and medical sciences, lucknow 
Address  Dept of public health dentistry Sardar patel postgraduate institute of dental and medical sciences, lucknow

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226029
India 
Phone  08763654770  
Fax    
Email  pratishamishra@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Pooja M Sinha 
Designation  reader  
Affiliation  Sardar patel postgraduate institute of dental and medical sciences, lucknow 
Address  Dept of public health dentistry Sardar patel postgraduate institute of dental and medical sciences, lucknow

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226029
India 
Phone  9453014043  
Fax    
Email  dr.pujasinha@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Pratisha Mishra 
Designation  MDS 1st year 
Affiliation  Sardar patel postgraduate institute of dental and medical sciences, lucknow 
Address  Dept of public health dentistry Sardar patel postgraduate institute of dental and medical sciences, lucknow

Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH
226029
India 
Phone  08763654770  
Fax    
Email  pratishamishra@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
sardar patel postgraduate institute of dental and medical sciences, lucknow 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  dr pratisha mishra 
Address  Sardar Patel Postgraduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Chaudhary Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow,226029  
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
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 
dr pratisha mishra  lucknow  bright star convent school,uttarathia, lucknow
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
8763654770

pratishamishra@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethical committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  school going children  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  fluoride containing mouth rinse  fluoride varnish application would be done in group1 and fluoride containing mouth rinse is given to the other group.the the caries preventive effect would be compared between the two fluoride agent. 
Intervention  topical fluoride application  fluoride varnish application would be done in group1 and fluoride containing mouth rinse is given to the other group.the the caries preventive effect would be compared between the two fluoride agent. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  12.00 Year(s)
Age To  13.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1)Study subjects aged 12 years with the highest risk of developing caries (WHO basic classification for dental caries scale for assessing occlusal surfaces of teeth not more than D2)6 .
2) Study subjects whose parents will give consent.
3) Study subjects willing to participate
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  • Subjects complaining of pain and sensitivity due to deep carious lesion.
• Subjects with orthodontic bands or under any other dental treatment.
• Subjects with special health care needs (Physically handicapped children).
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The fluoride varnish and fluoride containing mouth rinse will act as preventive agent for dental caries which will arrest the caries progression and would prevent further tooth decay.fluoride containing mouth rinse would be costeffective.however, fluoride varnish will be more effective in comparison to mouth rinse.  The fluoride varnish and fluoride containing mouth rinse will be applied at base line and it would act as preventive agent for dental caries at 3months, 6months and 9months respectively which will arrest the caries progression and would prevent further tooth decay. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To recommend any of the above methods for caries prevention in 12 years old school going children at 3months, 6months and 9months  To recommend any of the above methods for caries prevention in 12 years old school at the end of 9months going children. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="230"
Sample Size from India="230" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "220"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="230" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   27/02/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 27/11/2023 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 27/11/2023 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
"none yet" 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

“Heath is a state of complete physical, mental, social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity” by WHO. The oral disorder can have a negative impact on the functional social and psychological well-being of children and their families.

Dental caries is considered a public health problem worldwide due to the high prevalence, economic impact, and the possibility of prevention. In India dental caries afflicts more than 50% of the subjects in all subjects groups varing from 51.9% to 85% and the mean prevalence rate of dental caries was found to be 48% in 12 years old children.1,2

Targeting preventive strategies for preventing dental caries in school set up will go in long way to decrease the future burden of the disease and to improve oral and general health related quality of life in school going children.2

School can provide an effective platform for promoting oral health because they reach 1 billion worldwide.3 Fluoride has been used as a powerful tool time and again to prevent and control dental caries. Fluoride varnish provides an opportunity to offer professionally applied topical applied in schools. Numerous studies have quoted that Biannually application of Fluoride varnish is effective in preventing dental caries in permanent dentition.4 School based fluoride mouth rinse program have been considered as important low cost strategy to prevent caries among school children.5

The efficacy of fluoride varnish that varies from 25-80% whereas that of fluoride mouth rinse was 30%.2 both have been shown effective in community as well as individual basis.

 

 
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