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Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral HealTh (BRIGHT) trial: does an SMS behaviour change programme with a classroom-based session improve the oral health of young people living in deprived areas? A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Marshman, Zoe, Ainsworth, Hannah, Chestnutt, Ivor Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9228-800X, Day, Peter, Dey, Donna, El Yousfi, Sarab, Fairhurst, Caroline, Gilchrist, Fiona, Hewitt, Catherine, Jones, Claire, Kellar, Ian, Pavitt, Sue, Robertson, Mark, Shah, Sarwat, Stevens, Katherine, Torgerson, David and Innes, Nicola 2019. Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral HealTh (BRIGHT) trial: does an SMS behaviour change programme with a classroom-based session improve the oral health of young people living in deprived areas? A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. Trials 20 (1) , -. 10.1186/s13063-019-3538-6

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Abstract

Background Almost one-half of 12–15 year olds living in deprived areas of the UK have dental caries (tooth decay) with few oral health promotion programmes aimed at children of this age. Mobile phone-based interventions such as short messaging service (SMS) interventions have been found effective at changing certain behaviours and improving health outcomes. This protocol describes the BRIGHT Trial, investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a behaviour change intervention—classroom-based session (CBS) embedded in the curriculum and a series of SMS delivered to participants twice daily to remind them to brush their teeth, compared to usual curriculum and no SMS—to reduce the prevalence of dental caries in young people from deprived areas. Objectives To investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a complex intervention to improve the oral health of young people living in deprived areas. Methods/design This is a school-based, assessor-blinded, two-arm cluster-randomised controlled trial with an internal pilot trial. Overall, the trial will involve approximately 5040 11–13 year olds in 42 schools with a 3-year follow-up. The trial will take place in secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales. The primary outcome is the presence of carious lesions in permanent teeth at 3 years. Secondary outcomes are: number of carious teeth, frequency of twice-daily toothbrushing, plaque levels, gingivitis, child health-related quality of life and oral health-related quality of life. A cost-utility analysis will be conducted. Discussion The findings of the trial have implications for embedding oral health interventions into school curricula guidance produced by national bodies, including departments for education and dental public health and guideline-development organisations.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Dentistry
Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN: 1745-6215
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 20 August 2019
Date of Acceptance: 26 June 2019
Last Modified: 11 May 2023 16:26
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/125016

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