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Table 1 The project time schedule of enrolment, intervention and assessment

From: Impact of virtual supervised tooth brushing on caries experience and quality of life among primary school children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

     

Study period

Enrolment

Allocation

Post allocation

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Timepoint

-3-0 months

0 months

0 months

3 months

6 months

12 months

24 months

36 months

Enrolment:

 Permission

X

       

 Sending paperwork to parents

X

       

 Training and calibration of examiners

X

       

 Randomisation

 

X

      

 Obtaining parental consent / child assent

 

X

      

 Eligibility screening for participants

 

X

      

Intervention:

Intervention arm: Exposed to daily unified tooth brushing technique videos 5/days

  

X

X

    

Control arm: No intervention

  

X

X

    

Assessment (both intervention arms)

 Parental Questionnaire: Sociodemographic data

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Parental Questionnaire: Behavioural data

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Primary outcome: clinical examination (untreated dental caries)

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Secondary outcome: clinical examination (gingival and plaque score)

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Secondary outcome: frequency of daily toothbrushing

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 Secondary outcome: impact on quality of life (parental repots)

X

 

X

X

X

  

X

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 Feedback to each participant

   

X

   

X

  1. Participants in both groups will be advised to book appointments according to treatment needs post each intervention using “Mawid”