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NCT Number: NCT04286256

Using Motivational Interviewing To Reduce Parental Risk-Related Behaviors For Early Childhood Caries

The study's aim was to investigate if a motivational interviewing intervention (MI) improved oral self-care behaviors of AIAN caregivers of infants and determine if the MI intervention promoted positive changes in caregivers' ECC risk-related behaviors.

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Key information

Conditions

Caries,Dental Caries Dental Caries Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • healthy mothers/caregivers of infants

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects with recent antibiotic use (within 3 months)
  • Subjects on any medication that is immunosuppressive
  • Subjects who self-report they have xerostomia due to medication use

Treatment and study plan

Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral

Participants/caregivers will receive several telephone-based and in-person motivational interviewing sessions along with specific oral health recommendations.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Concentration of Lactobacilli

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 months

    Oral concentration of Lactobacilli will be measured using a Caries Risk Test (CRT). Outcome will be reported in colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL).

  2. Change in Concentration of Mutans Streptococcus

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 months

    Oral concentration of Mutans streptococcus will be measured using a Caries Risk Test (CRT). Outcome will be reported in colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Feb 26, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 2, 2020

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