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NCT04923581
Effect of Optimized Behavioural Intervention Using The Multi-Phase Optimization Strategy (MOST).
NA trial testing Oral Health Behavioral Interventions in Dental Caries in Children in 128 participants. Completed in 30 November 2023.
30 October 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Merna Ihab |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | factorial |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 128 |
| Start date | 8 July 2023 |
| Primary completion | 30 October 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 30 November 2023 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Oral Health Behavioral Interventions
Conditions studied
- Dental Caries in Children — all drugs for Dental Caries in Children →
- Early Childhood Caries — all drugs for Early Childhood Caries →
Sponsor
Merna Ihab
Who can join
Adults 2 to 5, any sex, with Dental Caries in Children or Early Childhood Caries. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
In the current study, MOST approach is proposed, to engineer an oral health behavior modification intervention, to increase the engagement of mothers in brushing their pre-school children's teeth.
Publications & conference data
3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries.
Gomersall JC, Slack-Smith L, Kilpatrick N, Muthu MS, et al · · 2024 · cited 14× · PMID 38753314 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd012155.pub3 -
Using mHealth to promote parents' brushing of preschool children's teeth: a protocol for a randomized factorial trial using the Multi-phase Optimization Strategy (MOST).
Ihab M, El Din WE, Ammar N, Yassin R, et al · · 2022 · cited 4× · PMID 34991701 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-021-05931-0 -
Using mHealth to Promote Mothers’ Brushing of Preschool Children’s Teeth: A Study Protocol using the Multi-phase Optimization Strategy (MOST)
Ihab M, Din WEE, Ammar N, Yassin R, et al · · 2021 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-733148/v2
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04923581 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Merna Ihab
- Last refreshed: 12 June 2024
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