School Intervention Study of Nutrition, Wellbeing and Dental Health

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland University of Oulu, Department of dental health Funding source: The Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA)
Information provided by:	National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00530153

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an intervention programme on dietary intake and dental health of 8th grade students.

Condition	Intervention
Eating Oral Health	Behavioral: dietary counseling Dietary Supplement: xylitol

MedlinePlus related topics: Dental Health

Drug Information available for: Xylitol

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	School Intervention Study of Nutrition, Wellbeing and Dental Health

Further study details as provided by National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Dietary intake (eg. sugar, fibre). The presence of active initial caries lesions.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Nutritional quality of school meals and snacks. Laser fluorescence values of the occlusal surfaces of permanent molar and premolar teeth.

Enrollment:	769
Study Start Date:	April 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	May 2008

Intervention Details:

Various activities and materials for teachers, students, parents and school catering personnel aiming at increasing their awareness and knowledge of good nutrition.

Delivery of xylitol lozenges (about 1 g xylitol/student/school day) and guidance on tooth brushing.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	13 Years to 14 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

7th grade students from the participating schools, written informed consent both from the student and the parent

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00530153

Locations

Finland
National Public Health Institute
Helsinki, Finland, 00300

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland

University of Oulu, Department of dental health

Funding source: The Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Pirjo Pietinen, Ph. D

National Public Health Institute

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	KTL 369-3
Study First Received:	September 14, 2007
Last Updated:	September 14, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00530153
Health Authority:	Finland: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland:

Eating
Food Habits
Adolescent
Dental Research

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Food Habits

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009