N/A
N=180
Oral Health Education Interventions Among Seniors
Quality of Life · Self Efficacy · Knowledge
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03301714 ↗Enrolled (actual)
180
Serious AEs
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Results posted
May 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHIP-14; Slade, 1997) — 16.8; 12.4; 10.5 score on a scale — p=.000
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Oral Health Education (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 55+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Temple University
- Primary completion
- Feb 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHIP-14; Slade, 1997) |
16.8; 12.4; 10.5 | .000 sig |
| PRIMARY Change in Oral Health Self Efficacy (Modified Version of Finlayson, 2007). |
23.5; 24.5; 27.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Oral Health Knowledge (Khanagar, 2014) |
9; 11; 12; 48; 43; 46 | — |
Summary
The study aims to assess the efficacy of an oral health education group based activity versus an individual based oral health education activity in terms of changes in oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL), self-efficacy and oral health knowledge.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Must be 55 years old or older.
- May be new, regular, emergency patients attending the TUKSoD clinic at Kleinlife or clinics at the Dental School or utilizing medical and social services at Kleinlife who have the intention to become patients of record at the dental clinic.
- Must be able to speak and understand English.
- Must be willing to provide consent to participate in the study for himself/herself.
Exclusion Criteria
- Subjects younger than 55 years old will be excluded from the study.
- Subjects who do not provide consent for participation will be excluded from the study.
- Subjects who do not speak and understand English
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03301714). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.