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Improving Oral Health Knowledge and Habits in People With Diabetes Through a Theory Guided WhatsApp Education Program

NCT07323771 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2026-01-07

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Summary

The goal of this Educational interventional study is to test the usefulness of an educational program delivered through WhatsApp videos in increasing oral health knowledge and habits in people with Diabetes between the age of 18 and 65 years. The main question it aims to answer is:

Does a WhatsApp-based educational Program improve oral health knowledge and behaviors in people with diabetes, and is it more effective than education delivered through brochures? Participants in one group will receive educational videos through WhatsApp, while the other group receive a brochure containing oral health information. Researchers will then compare the groups to see if the intervention made a difference.

Participants will:

* Fill a baseline questionnaire to assess their current knowledge and behaviors.
* They then either participate in a one-month educational program delivered through WhatsApp, or receive an educational brochure.
* Wait for 1 month after the program to allow for application of knowledge.
* Fill a post intervention questionnaire to assess changes in knowledge and behavior.

Conditions

  • Oral Health Knowledge
  • Oral Health Behavior Change
  • Diabetes Type 2

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Health Belief Model (HBM) Based WhatsApp Oral Health Education Program

The program includes short educational videos, weekly thematic content, reminders, and behavior-reinforcement messages aimed at enhancing oral health knowledge, HBM constructs, and oral hygiene behaviors among individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational Brochure Group

The Educational brochure provides information on the relationship between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and oral health and recommended oral hygiene practices. No WhatsApp based videos are provided during the study period

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dow University of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ILMA KIRAN, BDS, MPH · Dow University of Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-15
Primary Completion
2025-11-30
Completion
2025-11-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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