SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Promotion for School Adolescents in Pakistan
Summary
NIH registered clinical trial NCT07536958 on ClinicalTrials.gov, a cluster-randomized trial evaluating the SEHAT virtual oral health promotion program among school adolescents in Pakistan. The trial will compare virtual SEHAT sessions delivered via Zoom against conventional in-person oral health education and a control group, assessing outcomes including toothbrushing behavior, plaque scores, gingival scores, and oral health knowledge.
What changed
NIH registered a new clinical trial on ClinicalTrials.gov. The SEHAT trial is a cluster-randomized study that will enroll school adolescents in Pakistan and randomly assign participants to receive either virtual oral health education via Zoom, conventional classroom instruction, or no intervention (control). The study will measure plaque indices, gingival scores, toothbrushing behavior, and oral health knowledge at follow-up assessments.
Affected parties include clinical investigators conducting the trial, healthcare providers delivering the interventions, and adolescent participants. Compliance implications are limited for external parties—this is a study registration rather than a regulatory requirement. Researchers and healthcare institutions interested in oral health promotion programs may wish to monitor trial outcomes for potential program adoption.
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SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Promotion for School Adolescents in Pakistan
N/A NCT07536958 Kind: NA Apr 17, 2026
Abstract
The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to learn if the SEHAT program works to improve oral health among school adolescents in Pakistan. It will also assess how the program affects oral health behaviors and knowledge. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does the SEHAT program improve toothbrushing behavior and oral hygiene?
- Does the SEHAT program reduce plaque and gingival scores among adolescents?
- Does the program improve oral health knowledge and awareness?
Researchers will compare the SEHAT virtual intervention with conventional oral health education and a control group to see which approach is most effective.
Participants will:
- Take part in either the virtual SEHAT session or conventional in-person oral health education, or receive no intervention (control)
- Watch structured 30-minute sessions delivered via Zoom (virtual group) or classroom instruction (conventional group)
- Participate in follow-up assessments to measure plaque, gingival indices, and oral health knowledge and behaviors.
Conditions: Oral Health Behavior Change
Interventions: SEHAT Virtual Oral Health Education, Conventional Oral Health Education
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