NCT03109769

The Effect of Using Mobile Applications for Improving Oral Hygiene

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 15 January 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Mobile phone application in Orthodontic Appliance Complication in 44 participants. Completed in 4 November 2016.

Timeline

12 February 2016

Primary endpoint
25 July 2016

4 November 2016

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	44
Start date	12 February 2016
Primary completion	25 July 2016
Estimated completion	4 November 2016

Drugs / interventions tested

• Mobile phone application
• Verbal oral hygiene instructions

Conditions studied

• Orthodontic Appliance Complication — all drugs for Orthodontic Appliance Complication →

Sponsor

Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Who can join

12 and older, any sex, with Orthodontic Appliance Complication. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Change in Plaque Index Primary · At baseline and after 4 weeks.

Plaque index: 0, no plaque, 1, plaque seen on the tip of the explorer or with disclosing agent, 2. plaque seen with the naked eye, 3, abundance of plaque.

Plaque index at baseline

Group	Value	95% CI
Mobile Phone Application	0.8050	± 0.4062
Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions	0.8959	± 0.4824

Plaque index after 4 weeks

Group	Value	95% CI
Mobile Phone Application	0.6677	± 0.3146
Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions	0.9891	± 0.5244

Change in Gingival Index Primary · At baseline and after 4 weeks.

Gingival index: 0, normal gingiva, 1, mild inflammation - slight change in color, slight edema and no bleeding on probing, 2, moderate inflammation - redness, edema and glazing and bleeding on probing, 3, severe inflammation - marked redness and edema, ulceration and tendency to spontaneous bleeding.

Gingival index at baseline

Group	Value	95% CI
Mobile Phone Application	0.3450	± 0.2955
Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions	0.4927	± 0.3005

Gingival index after 4 weeks

Group	Value	95% CI
Mobile Phone Application	0.2273	± 0.2256
Verbal Oral Hygiene Instructions	0.5941	± 0.5679

Sponsor's own description

The study aims to investigate the effect of the use of mobile phone application sending reminders to patients with orthodontic fixed appliances on oral hygiene.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The effect of using mobile applications for improving oral hygiene in patients with orthodontic fixed appliances: a randomised controlled trial.
   Alkadhi OH, Zahid MN, Almanea RS, Althaqeb HK, et al · · 2017 · cited 54× · PMID 28705122 · DOI 10.1080/14653125.2017.1346746