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Behavioural Intervention

Culturally adapted children's book for Early Childhood Caries

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Led By Heather Thomas, MEd

Research Sponsored by Northern Arizona University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up three months from completion of baseline survey, each participant will fill out the post-study survey.

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Study Summary

This trial will test whether providing a culturally adapted children's book/eBook about oral health leads to better knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among American Indian parents related to their child(ren)'s oral health, compared to providing a standard oral health pamphlet developed by the NIH.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ three months from completion of baseline survey, each participant will fill out the post-study survey.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~three months from completion of baseline survey, each participant will fill out the post-study survey.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and three months from completion of baseline survey, each participant will fill out the post-study survey. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Changes from Baseline in Oral Health Attitudes after 3 months Intervention

Changes from Baseline in Oral Health Behaviors after 3 months Intervention

Changes from Baseline in Oral Health Knowledge after 3 months Intervention

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The intervention group will receive a culturally adapted children's book that contains the same oral health educational information as the control brochure, but celebrates Tribe-specific culture and utilizes entertainment education. The children's book includes vibrant illustrations by a Tribal artist, and has eBook and audio narration options for multi-media use and/or those with limited literacy.

Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

The control group will receive a standard educational brochure about children's oral health designed by the the National Institutes for Health (NIH) for American Indian/Alaska Native parents.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northern Arizona UniversityLead Sponsor

31 Previous Clinical Trials

6,617 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Early Childhood Caries

17 Patients Enrolled for Early Childhood Caries

Heather Thomas, MEdPrincipal InvestigatorNorthern Arizona University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is recruitment still in progress for this research project?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov displays data that this experiment is actively recruiting participants, with the original post being on April 18th 2022 and most recent update occurring September 7th 2022. The study desires to recruit 70 patients from one site in particular."

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How many participants are invited to join this medical experiment?

"Affirmative. Based on the information available on clinicaltrials.gov, this research is still seeking volunteers for participation. It was originally published in April 18th 2022 and has since been revised on September 7th of that year. 70 people from one location are needed to complete the trial's requirements."

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Recent research and studies

BMC Oral HealthJournal

The Basic Research Factors Questionnaire for Studying Early Childhood Caries

Albino, Judith, Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers, Tamanna Tiwari, Stuart A. Gansky, Michelle M. Henshaw, Judith C. Barker, Angela G. Brega, et al.. 2017. “The Basic Research Factors Questionnaire for Studying Early Childhood Caries”. BMC Oral Health. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s12903-017-0374-5.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Happy Teeth for Hopi Tots: Cultural Adaptation of an Oral Health Entertainment-Education Intervention

Heather Thomas 2022. "Happy Teeth for Hopi Tots: Cultural Adaptation of an Oral Health Entertainment-Education Intervention". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05297526.