Effect of Health Diary on Self-management in Adolescent Patients With Fixed Orthodontic Appliance
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-18
SponsorWei XIA, PhD
About this trial
This study aims to use two-arm randomized clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of the health diary in helping adolescents wearing fixed orthodontic appliances improve their oral hygiene status, self-management skills, oral health-related quality of life, self-efficacy, intention，number of breakages, and on-time and return visit status.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients with malocclusion eligible for fixed appliance orthodontic treatment;
The age of patients ranged from 12 to 18 years;
The patients received orthodontic treatment for the first time;
The patient was alert and had no cognitive or psychiatric impairment;
Disqualifiers
The patient's disease was diagnosed as jaw deformity associated with other diseases. Malocclusion secondary to trauma, tumor, cleft lip and palate;
Patients treated with orthodontic-orthognathic surgery;
The patient currently participating in other oral related intervention studies.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Health Diary Program
- Traditional Health Education
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Wei XIA, PhD
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov