Video games vs. tooth decay: study tests fun learning for kids
NCT ID NCT07097324
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested if interactive videos and games can improve how 11-year-old schoolchildren in Malaysia care for their teeth. 220 kids took part, with one group playing educational games plus a standard talk, and the other group only getting the talk. Researchers checked their brushing habits, knowledge, and diet before, one month after, and three months after the program to see if the games made a difference.
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Study facts
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- 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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220 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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11 to 11 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Schoolchildren who are Malaysian citizens. * Schoolchildren born in year 2014. * Schoolchildren studying at government national primary schools under the Ministry of Education Malaysia. * Schoolchildren who are able to understand, read and write in Malay language. Exclusion Criteria: * Schoolchildren with underlying chronic medical conditions. * Schoolchildren wearing intra-oral appliances. * Schoolchildren with learning or intellectual disabilities. * Schoolchildren with impaired manual dexterity. * Schoolchildren with visual or hearing impairments.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pulau Pinang State Education Department
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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