New app and video program aims to make brushing fun for tots
NCT ID NCT05321719
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called BeReady2Smile (BR2S) that uses videos and a mobile app to teach parents how to brush their young children's teeth and prevent cavities. 228 families with kids aged 0-6 took part. The goal was to see if the program improves parents' brushing habits and their child's dental health compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-media parent-based intervention (video and mobile/web app)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could help parents establish good dental habits in young children, reducing cavities and the need for dental treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase II study, but the intervention is behavioral and may not work for all families. Results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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228 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: • Have a child 0-6 years enrolled in a participating social service agency providing parent education, such as Head Start; be able to communicate in English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals who meet the following criteria will be excluded from the study: * Parental psychosis or other major mental illness or cognitive disability that would interfere with meaningful participation * Babies without teeth * Children with allergies to food dye.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Springfield, Oregon, 97477, United States
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