Waukesha Smiles: Dental Outreach to Low-Income Waukesha Children - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Medical College of Wisconsin
Information provided by:	Medical College of Wisconsin
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00703001

Purpose

The Waukesha Smiles Project will compare approaches to improve oral health habits and increase access to basic dental care for low-income children in Waukesha, Wisconsin through a school-based outreach program of oral health promotion, screening and referral.

Condition	Intervention
Dental Caries	Behavioral: Educational Intervention Behavioral: Referral Intervention

MedlinePlus related topics: Dental Health

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Crossover Assignment
Official Title:	Waukesha Smiles: Dental Outreach to Low-Income Waukesha Children

Further study details as provided by Medical College of Wisconsin:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Improved oral health status of subjects as measured by caries index [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	400
Study Start Date:	April 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1--Educational Intervention: Active Comparator Students in this arm will receive several in-class educational modules on basic oral health topics.	Behavioral: Educational Intervention students in this arm will receive several oral health educational modules in class
2--Referral intervention: Active Comparator Parents of student subjects will receive assistance in accessing oral health care for their child	Behavioral: Referral Intervention Parents of enrolled children will receive assistance in accessing oral health care for their child

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Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

3rd grade student (school year 2007-2008) in one of 9 selected Waukesha School District schools serving a population with high poverty rates

Exclusion Criteria:

cognitive delay that would prohibit student from giving meaningful assent to participation

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00703001

Contacts

Contact: Kenneth G Schellhase, MD MPH	414-456-5662
Contact: Michele Leininger	414-456-5662

Locations

United States, Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin	Recruiting
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Contact: Kenneth G Schellhase, MD MPH 414-456-5662
Principal Investigator: Kenneth G Schellhase, MD MPH

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical College of Wisconsin

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Kenneth G Schellhase, MD MPH

Medical College of Wisconsin

More Information

Responsible Party:	Medical College of Wisconsin ( Kenneth G. Schellhase, MD; Assistant Professor )
Study ID Numbers:	2007I-45
Study First Received:	June 19, 2008
Last Updated:	June 19, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00703001
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Tooth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Dental Caries

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Tooth Demineralization

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009