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| Name | Class |
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| Subvención Presidencial, Ministerio de Hacienda, Chile | UNKNOWN |
| Centro Interuniversitario de Envejecimiento Saludable (CIES) | UNKNOWN |
| Beca de Postgrado MagÃster Nacional, ANID | UNKNOWN |
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The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the knowledge, attitudes, and oral health self-efficacy in self-sufficient elders aged over 60 years of 4 cities of La AraucanÃa región, Chile.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will receive a dental-medical-geriatric diagnosis in a mobile dental clinic supported by a web platform called Teleplatform of Geriatric Dental Specialties (TEGO) and individual oral health education.
The researchers will compare a comparison group that will receive face-to-face individual oral health education with an intervention group, called tele-education group, that will receive educational reinforcement through a teledentistry strategy mediated by oral health educational videos sent via WhatsApp; to see if there are differences in the knowledge, attitudes, and oral health self-efficacy between the groups.
Access to oral health promotion for the elderly has been limited during their lifetime. The purpose of this study is the development and pilot implementation of an oral health promotion strategy mediated by teledentistry focused on community-dwelling older adults of the La AraucanÃa region. To this end, a randomized clinical trial is proposed with pre- and post-intervention tests to be carried out in a sample (n:120) of people over 60 years of age from 4 cities in this region. Both groups will undergo a dental-medical-geriatric diagnosis in a mobile dental clinic supported by a web platform called Teleplatform of Geriatric Dental Specialties (TEGO) and individual oral health education. The intervention group will also receive educational reinforcement through oral health videos sent via WhatsApp (Tele-education). The strategy will be evaluated through a questionnaire of knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy in oral health that will be applied before and after the interventions received by both groups. The acceptability of the tele-educational strategy will be assessed. The statistical analysis contemplates the description of the sociodemographic profiles of the participants and the acceptability perceived by those who make up the tele-education group. The average of the scores obtained in the pre and post-test of the questionnaire will be compared within each group through the T-test for related samples and the average of the final scores will be compared between both groups through the T-test for independent samples. Likewise, the relationship between the post-test results, sociodemographic variables, and clinical variables will be evaluated through the Pearson Correlation Coefficient. A value of p < 0.05 was chosen as the threshold for significance.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Tele-education | Experimental | The tele-education group will receive the same intervention as the comparison group with an educational reinforcement mediated by teledentistry. This intervention consists of 4 educational videos, designed for the elderly, promoting correct toothbrushing and flossing, detection, and prevention of dental caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer. These four videos were sent via WhatsApp. |
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| Comparison | Active Comparator | The comparison group receive a medical-dental-geriatric diagnosis and face-to-face standardized education via powerpoint presentation and use of dental models for the promotion of correct toothbrushing and flossing, detection, and prevention of dental caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Teledentistry oral health promotion | Device | Educational videos specially designed and validated for elderly (duration 4 to 6 minutes each one) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in oral health knowledge | Questionnaire of 38 items focused on identifying signs and symptoms of dental caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer, as well as preventive measures for each condition. The responses for signs and symptoms were quantified using a 'Yes' , 'I don't know' or 'No' scale, while preventive measures were ranked on a 5-point scale ranging from 'Very important to 'Not at all important | Change from baseline oral health knowledges at 6 weeks |
| Change in oral health attitudes | Attitudes were measured via a 5-point scale, which evaluated seven items associated with the inevitability of oral disease in the elderly, the value of keeping natural teeth, and the effectiveness of preventive behaviors | Change from baseline oral health attitudes at 6 weeks |
| Change in oral health self-efficacy | Oral Health self-efficacy scale to assess the individual's confidence in their ability to prevent oral diseases. This survey has 8 items under the subordinate categories of oral and general health self-efficacy, six and two questions respectively. All of the eight items had to be rated along a five-point Likert scale comprising Not at all Confident, Not confident, Neither confident nor unconfident, Confident, and Strongly Confident ratings. | Change from baseline oral health self-efficacy at 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Acceptability: Utility of the teledentistry intervention | The utility of each video was assesed via a 4-point scale | 2 days after sending each video |
| Acceptability: Dropout rate | Percentage withdrawal of study participants |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Clinica Dental Móvil TEGO-UFRO | Temuco | La AraucanÃa | Chile |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 36833696 | Background | Beltran V, Flores M, Sanzana C, Munoz-Sepulveda F, Alvarado E, Venegas B, Molina JC, Rueda-Velasquez S, von Marttens A. Tooth Loss and Caries Experience of Elderly Chileans in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Five Regions of Chile. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 9;20(4):3001. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043001. | |
| 35330690 |
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All IPD underlying the results will be shared in one publication
When summary data are published
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The participants were contacted via phone calls for enrolment in TEGO platform where the pre-test of knowledge, attitudes and oral health self-efficacy was applied. Then, they were scheduled for medical-dental-geriatric diagnosis in a mobile dental clinic where all receive a standardized face-to-face oral health individual education. The investigator in charge of sending the videos performed age-stratified randomization in every city of the study using a random number generator function of the Epidat 4.2 program for the allocation of the participants in comparison or intervention groups. The videos were sent to the participants in the intervention group, this information is masked for the dental care providers and for the outcome assessor. 6 weeks later the face-to-face intervention both groups were assessed in with the post-test via phone call.
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The random assignment was blinded for the dental care provider, outcome assesor and for the co-investigator in charge of the statistical analysis. (Double-blind RCT)
| Face-to-Face oral health promotion | Behavioral | Standardized PowerPoint presentation of 15 minutes about the most common or dangerous oral diseases (dental caries, periodontal disease and oral cancer), and toothbrushing and flossing practice in dental models |
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| Change from baseline up to 6 weeks |
| Acceptability: Recomendation | Binary question with a yes or no answer on whether you would recommend this type of care and promotion of oral health to friends and/or family | After 6 weeks |
| Beltran V, von Marttens A, Acuna-Mardones P, Sanzana-Luengo C, Rueda-Velasquez SJ, Alvarado E, Flores M, Cerda A, Venegas B. Implementation of a Teledentistry Platform for Dental Emergencies for the Elderly in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile. Biomed Res Int. 2022 Mar 22;2022:6889285. doi: 10.1155/2022/6889285. eCollection 2022. |
| 42139689 | Derived | Munoz-Sepulveda F, Beltran V, von Marttens A, Navarro P, Acevedo C, Marino R, Chaparro A, Lopez L. WhatsApp-Supported Teledentistry to Reinforce Oral Health Promotion Among Older Adults Residing in Rural and Urban Areas: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2026 May 15;14:e71251. doi: 10.2196/71251. |