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Interactive Video- and Game-Based Oral Health Education for 11-Year-Old Schoolchildren

NCT07097324 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2026-01-14

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Summary

The goal of this cluster randomised controlled trial is to learn if an interactive video- and game-based oral health education intervention helps improve oral health outcomes among 11-year-old schoolchildren in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the intervention improve oral hygiene status?
* Does the intervention improve oral health knowledge, attitudes and hygiene practices?
* Does the intervention reduce the frequency of consuming foods that can cause tooth decay (cariogenic foods)?

Investigators will compare a group that receives the video- and game-based oral health education intervention along with a conventional oral health talk to a group that receives only the conventional oral health talk. This will help determine whether the video- and game-based oral health education intervention is more effective than the conventional oral health talk alone.

Participants will:

* Receive either three weekly sessions of the video- and game-based oral health education intervention in addition to a conventional oral health talk, or only the conventional oral health talk.
* Take part in assessments, including a clinical examination to check oral hygiene status and a self-administered questionnaire on oral health knowledge, attitudes, hygiene practices and frequency of cariogenic food consumption. These assessments will take place at three time points: before the intervention, one month after and three months after the intervention is completed.

Conditions

  • Oral Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Video- and Game-Based Oral Health Education

A video- and game-based oral health education intervention will be delivered to the participants in the intervention group over three weekly sessions. In the first session, participants will watch a video that highlights key messages on oral health, including the importance of oral health, the consequences of poor oral health and recommended oral health practices. This will be followed by an interactive quiz to reinforce the content of the video. In the second session, a video demonstrating proper tooth brushing and flossing techniques will be shown. Participants will then practice these techniques using tooth models. The third session will feature a video on cariogenic food consumption, followed by an interactive educational game in which participants identify non-cariogenic foods.

BEHAVIORAL

Conventional Oral Health Talk

A conventional oral health talk will be delivered to participants in both the control and intervention groups. The talk will cover key messages on oral health, including the importance of oral health, consequences of poor oral health and recommended oral health practices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-04
Primary Completion
2025-12-05
Completion
2025-12-05

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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