Can a phone app make teachers oral health heroes?
NCT ID NCT07645612
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a mobile app that gives teachers short, interactive lessons on oral health. About 870 teachers in Malaysia will either get the app or standard training. Researchers will check if the app improves teachers' knowledge and confidence, and if that leads to better oral health habits and outcomes in their students.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Just-in-Time Digital Learning Platform for Teacher Oral Health Training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a scalable, low-cost way to improve oral health education in schools, potentially reducing cavities and gum disease in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study with no clinical outcomes yet. Results may not generalize beyond the participating schools, and digital engagement may be low.
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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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About 870 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Teachers aged ≥18 years. Currently employed in participating schools. Access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet connectivity. Able to understand the intervention language. Willing to provide informed consent and participate in study activities. - Exclusion Criteria: Currently participating in another oral health training program or research study. Planning to leave employment at the participating school during the study period. Unable to access or use the digital learning platform. Refusal or withdrawal of informed consent. \-
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Saleem ullah fahmi school baqai Medical complex gharo
Karachi, Sindh, 74600, Pakistan
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