About this trial
To evaluate the effectiveness of pre- and post-intervention of oral health education using three interventions (conventional methods, mHealth, and the Metaverse platform) on the oral health status, knowledge, practices, and attitudes among secondary school students in Malaysia.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
aged 15-16 years old in 2024
voluntarily wish to participate in the research with consent from their legal guardians
enrolled in a co-education school (providing education to both boys and girls)
willing to commit to the program
Disqualifiers
aged less or more than 15-16 years old in 2024
not voluntarily wish to participate in the research with consent from their legal guardians
not enrolled in a co-education school (providing education to both boys and girls)
not willing to commit to the program
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Oral health education lecture
- Oral health education via mHealth on WhatsaApp
- Oral health education via Metaverse platform on Meta-OHE