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SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Promotion for School Adolescents in Pakistan

NCT07536958 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1500

Last updated 2026-04-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to learn if the SEHAT program works to improve oral health among school adolescents in Pakistan. It will also assess how the program affects oral health behaviors and knowledge. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does the SEHAT program improve toothbrushing behavior and oral hygiene?
2. Does the SEHAT program reduce plaque and gingival scores among adolescents?
3. Does the program improve oral health knowledge and awareness?

Researchers will compare the SEHAT virtual intervention with conventional oral health education and a control group to see which approach is most effective.

Participants will:

1. Take part in either the virtual SEHAT session or conventional in-person oral health education, or receive no intervention (control)
2. Watch structured 30-minute sessions delivered via Zoom (virtual group) or classroom instruction (conventional group)
3. Participate in follow-up assessments to measure plaque, gingival indices, and oral health knowledge and behaviors.

Conditions

  • Oral Health Behavior Change

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Education

A structured oral health promotion program delivered virtually using interactive sessions designed to improve oral health knowledge and behaviors.

BEHAVIORAL

Conventional Oral Health Education

Face-to-face classroom-based oral health education using standardized content.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shifa College of Dentistry

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sadia Musharraf, BDS, MCPS, PhD (Candidate) · Shifa College of Dentistry, Shifa Tameer e Millat University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2027-08-31
Completion
2027-09-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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