Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar ConsumptionNCT06316687
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children
An observational study of Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption and Prevalence,Patient, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a group of Egyptian children and its relation to TV and other screens time and sugar consumption (Observational cross-sectional study) Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 8 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption, Prevalence,Patient
- What is being tested?
- questionnaire for food consumption frequency
- How many people
- 296 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2024to 1 Dec 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 6 to 8 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Study population: male and female healthy children aged from 6 - 8 years who have access to different types of screens and willing to participate
Who may be able to join
- 1. A child with mixed dentition aged from 6-8 years old 2. Positive subject acceptance for participation in the study 3. Access to all types of screens 4. Both gender
Who cannot join
- 1. A child with a dental emergency 2. Child with a psychological problem 3. Child with chronic illness
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children and Its Relation to TV and Other Screens Time and Sugar Consumption
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a group of Egyptian children and its relation to TV and other screens time and sugar consumption (Observational cross-sectional study)
Read the detailed description
Dental caries, are considered by the World Health Organization as a major public health problem globally, and the most widespread non-communicable disease.
Similar with other conditions that are described as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), dental caries develops as the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors.
The commonly accepted risk factors for dental caries include dietary habits (e.g., sugary snacks), poor oral hygiene, microbiological factors, and low socioeconomic status.
Watching TV during mealtime has a negative impact on children's dietary quality as it is associated with higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods .
It was found that having the TV on at mealtimes reduces diet quality with more high-fat, high-sugar foods and fewer fruits and vegetables and increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages.
Overconsumption of sugar has been associated with increased risk of excessive weight gain, dental decay, poor diet quality and nutritional inadequacy in children and adolescents younger than 19 years .
- Conditions
- Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption, Prevalence,Patient
- Being tested
- questionnaire for food consumption frequency
- Keywords
- prevalence, dental caries, screen time, sugar consumption
- Medical subject headings
- Dental Caries
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
questionnaire for food consumption frequencyOther
Also called screen time, Dental neglect scale
questionnaire about Food consumption frequency, Screen time , Dental neglect scale
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Prevalence of dental caries
Visual Inspection and intraoral examination using DMF, def
Measured: 1 month
Secondary outcomes (3)
Dental neglect Dental neglect Dental neglect
Questionnaire, Dental neglect scale (DNS)
Measured: 1 month
Screen time evaluation
The range of time spent by children using screens will be reported daily by parents on weekdays and weekend days for a week
Measured: 1 month
A sugar consumption evaluation
Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Food-Frequency Questionnaire (HBSC-FFQ).
Measured: 1 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Mar 2024
- Study start1 Jun 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Dec 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar ConsumptionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Cairo UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 296 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mona Elhadi Elamin, Cairo University
- Investigators
- mona El tayeb, master, Principal investigator, Cairo University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06316687
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- prevalence of dental caries
- Status last verified
- Mar 2024
- First submitted
- 12 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 18 Mar 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: calculating the prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian children using DMF and def, and if there is a relation to screen time and sugar consumption using questionnaires
Publications
Abbass MMS, Mahmoud SA, El Moshy S, Rady D, AbuBakr N, Radwan IA, Ahmed A, Abdou A, Al Jawaldeh A. The prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian children and adolescences and its association with age, socioeconomic status, dietary habits and other risk factors. A cross-sectional study. F1000Res. 2019 Jan 3;8:8. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.17047.1. eCollection 2019.
PubMed 30854195Yilmaz N, Avci G. Exposure to screen time and dental neglect. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Oct;58(10):1855-1861. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16177. Epub 2022 Aug 18.
PubMed 36181437Madigan S, Browne D, Racine N, Mori C, Tough S. Association Between Screen Time and Children's Performance on a Developmental Screening Test. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Mar 1;173(3):244-250. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5056.
PubMed 30688984Martines RM, Machado PP, Neri DA, Levy RB, Rauber F. Association between watching TV whilst eating and children's consumption of ultraprocessed foods in United Kingdom. Matern Child Nutr. 2019 Oct;15(4):e12819. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12819. Epub 2019 May 23.
PubMed 30941879Shqair AQ, Pauli LA, Costa VPP, Cenci M, Goettems ML. Screen time, dietary patterns and intake of potentially cariogenic food in children: A systematic review. J Dent. 2019 Jul;86:17-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.06.004. Epub 2019 Jun 19.
PubMed 31228564
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children and Its Relation to TV and Other Screens Time and Sugar Consumption
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06316687
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- prevalence of dental caries
- Conditions
- Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption, Prevalence,Patient
- Keywords
- prevalence, dental caries, screen time, sugar consumption
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 296 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Dec 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 18 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a group of Egyptian children and its relation to TV and other screens time and sugar consumption (Observational cross-sectional study)
Detailed description
Dental caries, are considered by the World Health Organization as a major public health problem globally, and the most widespread non-communicable disease.
Similar with other conditions that are described as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), dental caries develops as the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors.
The commonly accepted risk factors for dental caries include dietary habits (e.g., sugary snacks), poor oral hygiene, microbiological factors, and low socioeconomic status.
Watching TV during mealtime has a negative impact on children's dietary quality as it is associated with higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods .
It was found that having the TV on at mealtimes reduces diet quality with more high-fat, high-sugar foods and fewer fruits and vegetables and increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages.
Overconsumption of sugar has been associated with increased risk of excessive weight gain, dental decay, poor diet quality and nutritional inadequacy in children and adolescents younger than 19 years .
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 8 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- male and female healthy children aged from 6 - 8 years who have access to different types of screens and willing to participate
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 1. A child with mixed dentition aged from 6-8 years old 2. Positive subject acceptance for participation in the study 3. Access to all types of screens 4. Both gender
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 1. A child with a dental emergency 2. Child with a psychological problem 3. Child with chronic illness
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| questionnaire for food consumption frequencyAlso: screen time, Dental neglect scalequestionnaire about Food consumption frequency, Screen time , Dental neglect scale | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Prevalence of dental caries
Time frame: 1 month
Visual Inspection and intraoral examination using DMF, def
3 secondary outcomes
Dental neglect Dental neglect Dental neglect
Time frame: 1 month
Screen time evaluation
Time frame: 1 month
A sugar consumption evaluation
Time frame: 1 month
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Mar 2024.
- Background: PubMed 30854195Abbass MMS, Mahmoud SA, El Moshy S, Rady D, AbuBakr N, Radwan IA, Ahmed A, Abdou A, Al Jawaldeh A. The prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian children and adolescences and its association with age, socioeconomic status, dietary habits and other risk factors. A cross-sectional study. F1000Res. 2019 Jan 3;8:8. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.17047.1. eCollection 2019.
- Background: PubMed 36181437Yilmaz N, Avci G. Exposure to screen time and dental neglect. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Oct;58(10):1855-1861. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16177. Epub 2022 Aug 18.
- Background: PubMed 30688984Madigan S, Browne D, Racine N, Mori C, Tough S. Association Between Screen Time and Children's Performance on a Developmental Screening Test. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Mar 1;173(3):244-250. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5056.
- Background: PubMed 30941879Martines RM, Machado PP, Neri DA, Levy RB, Rauber F. Association between watching TV whilst eating and children's consumption of ultraprocessed foods in United Kingdom. Matern Child Nutr. 2019 Oct;15(4):e12819. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12819. Epub 2019 May 23.
- Background: PubMed 31228564Shqair AQ, Pauli LA, Costa VPP, Cenci M, Goettems ML. Screen time, dietary patterns and intake of potentially cariogenic food in children: A systematic review. J Dent. 2019 Jul;86:17-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.06.004. Epub 2019 Jun 19.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. calculating the prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian children using DMF and def, and if there is a relation to screen time and sugar consumption using questionnaires
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
mona El tayeb, master principal investigator
Cairo University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption and Prevalence,Patient, run by Cairo University at 1 site in Egypt.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact mona El tayeb, master (00201121490550, mona.elhadi.elamin@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Prevalence of dental caries (time frame: 1 month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06316687, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Mar 2024.