Dental Caries in ChildrenNCT06569745
Evaluation of Children's Oral Health Education With Different Education Methods
A study testing Verbal Explanation, Animation Video Display and Peer-Led Reels Video Display in people with Dental Caries in Children, run by Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Different educational methods may play a crucial role in oral and dental health education programs. The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of different educational methods on the knowledge levels of primary school children regarding oral and dental health. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 10 to 11 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Dental Caries in Children
- What is being tested?
- Verbal Explanation, Animation Video Display and Peer-Led Reels Video Display
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 464 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Jan 2022to 30 Jun 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 10 to 11 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Children aged 10-11 years
Who cannot join
- Mental, visual, or auditory disabilities Not being diagnosed with a syndrome
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Tokat Province, 60100
About this study
Official title: Primary School Children's Oral and Dental Health Knowledge Assessed With Different Educational Methods: A Cross-Sectional Study
Different educational methods may play a crucial role in oral and dental health education programs.
The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of different educational methods on the knowledge levels of primary school children regarding oral and dental health. The null hypothesis of this study is that there is no difference between education methods on the level of knowledge acquired by children about oral and dental health.
Read the detailed description
This cross-sectional study included 10-11 year old 5th grade students from primary schools located in the center of Tokat, Turkey. The purpose of the study was explained to the school principal, and after obtaining their approval, informed consent forms were sent to the parents. The study was conducted between January and June 2022 in conference halls or classrooms within the schools.
The study questions were developed by 4 expert pediatric dentists after a thorough literature review. The questions were designed to test the children's knowledge of oral and dental health. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part collected demographic data, such as age, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage. The second part consisted of 8 questions assessing general knowledge about oral and dental health. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, while incorrect and unanswered questions received 0 points.
In the verbal explanation group, a researcher wearing white coat provided oral and dental health education for 3 minutes using a jaw model.
In the animation group, oral and dental health education was presented to the children in the form of a cartoon lasting 1 minute and 17seconds. The animation video was created by the researcher using the test version of "www.vyond.com". The animation featured a character voiced by one of the researchers, informative texts, and background music. The character conveyed information about oral and dental health education, using both voice and text content.
In the peer-led reels group, oral and dental health information was presented for 1 minute using a video created on the Instagram platform. The video showed oral hygiene information being provided to a child of a similar age to the target audience with the child then demonstrating the behaviour with music in the background. The video included some text, but did not feature the child's voice or information.
All educational methods included the same information about general oral and dental health. Following the education, the children completed the same questionnaire again.
Statistical Analysis Data analysis was conducted using the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS for Windows, version 26.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics including number and percentage for categorical data and mean and standard deviation for continuous data were calculated. The normality of the data was assessed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The Wilcoxon test was used to compare the knowledge levels before and after dental education, while the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to evaluate the effects of group, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage on the knowledge level at the end of the oral and dental health education. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant in all tests.
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children
- Being tested
- Verbal Explanation, Animation Video Display, Peer-Led Reels Video Display
- Keywords
- dental health education, primary school, children, video-audio demonstration, peer influence
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Verbal ExplanationOther
In the verbal explanation group, a researcher wearing white coat provided oral and dental health education for 3 minutes using a jaw model
Animation Video DisplayOther
In the animation group, oral and dental health education was presented to the children in the form of a cartoon lasting 1 minute and 17seconds. The animation video was created by the researcher using the test version of "www.vyond.com". The animation featured a character voiced by one of the researchers, informative texts, and background music. The character conveyed information about oral and dental health education, using both voice and text content.
Peer-Led Reels Video DisplayOther
In the peer-led reels group, oral and dental health information was presented for 1 minute using a video created on the Instagram platform. The video showed oral hygiene information being provided to a child of a similar age to the target audience with the child then demonstrating the behaviour with music in the background. The video included some text, but did not feature the child's voice or information.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Explanation Group | Experimental | Verbal Explanation Group Receives: Other: Verbal Explanation |
| Animation Group | Experimental | Animation Group Receives: Other: Animation Video Display |
| Peer-Led Reels Group | Experimental | Peer-Led Reels Group Receives: Other: Peer-Led Reels Video Display |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
After education knowledge
A questionnaire was administered to the children to measure their oral and dental health knowledge and then educations were given. After the educations, the same questionnaire was applied again to determine how effective these educations were according to the groups and their knowledge levels were evaluated.
The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part collected demographic data, such as age, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage. The second part consisted of 8 questions assessing general knowledge about oral and dental health. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, while incorrect and unanswered questions received 0 points.
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Aug 2024
- Study start15 Jan 2022
- Primary completion15 Jan 2022
- Study completion30 Jun 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Dental Caries in ChildrenStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 464 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Canan Bayraktar Nahir, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
- Investigators
- Canan Bayraktar Nahir, Principal investigator, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06569745
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 21-KAEK-275
- Status last verified
- Aug 2024
- First submitted
- 14 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 26 Aug 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: with the link to be prepared later
Publications
Bayraktar Nahir C, Cosgun A, Sahin ND, Altan H. Primary school children's oral hygiene knowledge assessed with different educational methods: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Jan 28;25(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-05493-6.
PubMed 39875880
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Aug 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Primary School Children's Oral and Dental Health Knowledge Assessed With Different Educational Methods: A Cross-Sectional Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06569745
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 21-KAEK-275
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children
- Keywords
- dental health education, primary school, children, video-audio demonstration, peer influence
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 464 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Aug 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.
Different educational methods may play a crucial role in oral and dental health education programs.
The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of different educational methods on the knowledge levels of primary school children regarding oral and dental health. The null hypothesis of this study is that there is no difference between education methods on the level of knowledge acquired by children about oral and dental health.
Detailed description
This cross-sectional study included 10-11 year old 5th grade students from primary schools located in the center of Tokat, Turkey. The purpose of the study was explained to the school principal, and after obtaining their approval, informed consent forms were sent to the parents. The study was conducted between January and June 2022 in conference halls or classrooms within the schools.
The study questions were developed by 4 expert pediatric dentists after a thorough literature review. The questions were designed to test the children's knowledge of oral and dental health. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part collected demographic data, such as age, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage. The second part consisted of 8 questions assessing general knowledge about oral and dental health. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, while incorrect and unanswered questions received 0 points.
In the verbal explanation group, a researcher wearing white coat provided oral and dental health education for 3 minutes using a jaw model.
In the animation group, oral and dental health education was presented to the children in the form of a cartoon lasting 1 minute and 17seconds. The animation video was created by the researcher using the test version of "www.vyond.com". The animation featured a character voiced by one of the researchers, informative texts, and background music. The character conveyed information about oral and dental health education, using both voice and text content.
In the peer-led reels group, oral and dental health information was presented for 1 minute using a video created on the Instagram platform. The video showed oral hygiene information being provided to a child of a similar age to the target audience with the child then demonstrating the behaviour with music in the background. The video included some text, but did not feature the child's voice or information.
All educational methods included the same information about general oral and dental health. Following the education, the children completed the same questionnaire again.
Statistical Analysis Data analysis was conducted using the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS for Windows, version 26.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics including number and percentage for categorical data and mean and standard deviation for continuous data were calculated. The normality of the data was assessed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The Wilcoxon test was used to compare the knowledge levels before and after dental education, while the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to evaluate the effects of group, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage on the knowledge level at the end of the oral and dental health education. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant in all tests.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Explanation Group | Experimental | Other: Verbal ExplanationVerbal Explanation Group |
| Animation Group | Experimental | Other: Animation Video DisplayAnimation Group |
| Peer-Led Reels Group | Experimental | Other: Peer-Led Reels Video DisplayPeer-Led Reels Group |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 10 to 11 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Children aged 10-11 years
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Mental, visual, or auditory disabilities Not being diagnosed with a syndrome
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal ExplanationIn the verbal explanation group, a researcher wearing white coat provided oral and dental health education for 3 minutes using a jaw model | Other | Verbal Explanation Group |
| Animation Video DisplayIn the animation group, oral and dental health education was presented to the children in the form of a cartoon lasting 1 minute and 17seconds. The animation video was created by the researcher using the test version of "www.vyond.com". The animation featured a character voiced by one of the researchers, informative texts, and background music. The character conveyed information about oral and dental health education, using both voice and text content. | Other | Animation Group |
| Peer-Led Reels Video DisplayIn the peer-led reels group, oral and dental health information was presented for 1 minute using a video created on the Instagram platform. The video showed oral hygiene information being provided to a child of a similar age to the target audience with the child then demonstrating the behaviour with music in the background. The video included some text, but did not feature the child's voice or information. | Other | Peer-Led Reels Group |
Primary outcome
After education knowledge
Time frame: 1 year
A questionnaire was administered to the children to measure their oral and dental health knowledge and then educations were given. After the educations, the same questionnaire was applied again to determine how effective these educations were according to the groups and their knowledge levels were evaluated. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part collected demographic data, such as age, gender, and tablet/mobile phone usage. The second part consisted of 8 questions assessing general knowledge about oral and dental health. Each correct answer was scored as 1 point, while incorrect and unanswered questions received 0 points.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Aug 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39875880Bayraktar Nahir C, Cosgun A, Sahin ND, Altan H. Primary school children's oral hygiene knowledge assessed with different educational methods: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 2025 Jan 28;25(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-05493-6.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. with the link to be prepared later
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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.
Canan Bayraktar Nahir principal investigator
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Verbal Explanation, Animation Video Display and Peer-Led Reels Video Display in people with Dental Caries in Children, run by Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Aug 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
After education knowledge (time frame: 1 year). 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 NCT06569745, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 26 Aug 2024.