Clinical trial

Mothers' Action Project for Child Health

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06753669

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

This randomized controlled trial will recruit Bangladeshi mothers and their young children into a 12 month intervention that provides child health and oral health education and seeks to build social networks among mothers.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age12 Months to 45 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionDental Caries, Obesity Risk

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Mother: * Age \>=18; * Speaks and reads/writes Bengali or Hindi/Urdu; * Mother born in a South Asian country; * Mother is primary caretaker of child * Child: * Aged \>=12 and \<=48 months * Has Medicaid or CHIP (NYS health plan for low income families not qualifying for Medicaid) Exclusion Criteria: * Mother: * Unable to provide informed consent, * Lack of availability--either plans to travel for \> 1 month during 12 month initial study period or other barriers to attendance; * Mother has exclusionary health condition--either intellectual/cognitive or medical. * Child: * Weighed \< 5lbs at birth, * Has an exclusionary health condition and/or is taking long term (\>1 m) antibiotics; * Not the youngest eligible child in family

Treatments and study arms

health education and social network building

Behavioral

The investigators will use techniques from the social network literature to build each treatment group as a cohesive social network and will diffuse educational messages through these groups. Educational materials and vetted dentist referrals, plus navigation to dentist visits, will be provided.

dental referral and educational materials

Behavioral

Control arm will receive a referral to vetted dentist and educational materials on child health

Primary outcomes

NIDCR ECC Collaborative Criteria Dental Exam18 months

The investigators will assess 18 month incidence in dental caries using dental hygienist exams at baseline and 18 months post baseline. The exams will be conducted in the home, in the knee to knee position or on the floor, using artificial light and a front plane mirror. The teeth will be dry brushed and wiped. An explorer will be used to remove debris to visualize the tooth surface except as specified for the assessment of hardness. No magnification will be allowed. The examiner will use a trained recorder.

Study locations

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UMass Chan Medical School - Remote field office🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

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Alison KaraszContact

Email · Call 347-843-5652

Arundhati DebnathContact

Alison Karasz, PhDPrincipal Investigator