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The Effect of Active Reminders on Oral Hygiene in Orthodontics

NCT03330535 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2018-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of text message active reminders at different time intervals of oral hygiene instructions in patients with orthodontic fixed appliances.

Conditions

  • Oral Hygiene

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reminders once a week

Participants in this group will receive active oral hygiene reminders through text messaging once a week.

BEHAVIORAL

Verbal oral hygiene instructions

Participants in this group will receive verbal oral hygiene instructions during their regular orthodontic visits every 4 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Reminders three times a week

Participants in this group will receive active oral hygiene reminders through text messaging three times a week.

BEHAVIORAL

Daily reminders

Participants in this group will receive active oral hygiene reminders through text messaging on a daily basis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Omar H Alkadhi, BDS,MS · Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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