Motivational Interviewing in Orthodontic Patients
Overview
The purpose of this study is to determine whether motivational interviewing is effective in improving oral hygiene in orthodontic patients wearing fixed appliances.
Full Title of Study: “Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Improving Oral Hygiene in Orthodontic Patients”
Study Type
- Study Type: Interventional
- Study Design
- Allocation: Randomized
- Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Masking: None (Open Label)
- Study Primary Completion Date: December 2017
Interventions
- Behavioral: Motivational interviewing
Arms, Groups and Cohorts
- Experimental: Oral hygiene counseling and motivational interviewing
- This group will receive a session of oral hygiene counseling and a single session of motivational interviewing to increase the readiness of change.
- No Intervention: Oral hygiene counseling
Clinical Trial Outcome Measures
Primary Measures
- Assess change in oral hygiene using plaque index Löe & Silness
- Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month and 6 months
- Plaque index Löe & Silness (Time: baseline, 1 month and 6 months)
Secondary Measures
- Assess change in oral hygiene using gingival index Löe & Silness
- Time Frame: Baseline, 1 month and 6 months
- Gingival index Löe & Silness ( Time: baseline, 1 month and 6 months)
Participating in This Clinical Trial
Inclusion Criteria
- Orthodontic patients wearing fixed appliances, within the first six months of treatment – Eruption completed (except for the third molars) or late mixed dentition. – Caucasian Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy – Periodontal disease – Systemic illness – Medical treatment
Gender Eligibility: All
Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No
Investigator Details
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
- Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
- Principal Investigator: Maria Montserrat Rigau Gay, DDS – University of Barcelona
- Overall Official(s)
- Maria Montserrat Rigau Gay, DDS, Principal Investigator, University of Barcelona
References
Martins RK, McNeil DW. Review of Motivational Interviewing in promoting health behaviors. Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Jun;29(4):283-93. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.02.001. Epub 2009 Feb 23.
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