Using Motivational Interviewing To Reduce Parental Risk-Related Behaviors For Early Childhood Caries

University of Minnesota44 enrolled

Overview

The study's aim was to investigate if a motivational interviewing intervention (MI) improved oral self-care behaviors of AIAN caregivers of infants and determine if the MI intervention promoted positive changes in caregivers' ECC risk-related behaviors.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Caries,Dental Caries

Interventions

Motivational InterviewingBEHAVIORAL

Participants/caregivers will receive several telephone-based and in-person motivational interviewing sessions along with specific oral health recommendations.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- healthy mothers/caregivers of infants Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with recent antibiotic use (within 3 months) * Subjects on any medication that is immunosuppressive * Subjects who self-report they have xerostomia due to medication use

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Concentration of Lactobacilli

Oral concentration of Lactobacilli will be measured using a Caries Risk Test (CRT). Outcome will be reported in colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL).

Time frame: Baseline, 8 months

Change in Concentration of Mutans Streptococcus

Oral concentration of Mutans streptococcus will be measured using a Caries Risk Test (CRT). Outcome will be reported in colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL).

Time frame: Baseline, 8 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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