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Micro-Randomized Trial to Optimize Digital Oral Health Behavior Change Interventions (DCBI)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05624489
Recruitment Status : Not yet recruiting
First Posted : November 22, 2022
Last Update Posted : November 28, 2022
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Vivek Shetty, DDS, DMD, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The study will involve a 10-week Micro-Randomized Trial (MRT) to inform the delivery of prompts (via mobile app push notifications) designed to facilitate adherence to an ideal tooth brushing protocol (2x2x4; 2 sessions daily, 2 minutes per session, all 4 quadrants).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Dental Diseases Behavioral: Engagement Strategies Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The goal of the MRT is to investigate whether delivering (vs. not delivering) a prompt that contains engagement strategies grounded in decision science is beneficial in terms of promoting proximal oral health behavior (OHB) score, which reflects adherence to the 2x2x4 brushing protocol (Primary Aim) and also mobile health engagement (mHealth; Secondary Aim). Additionally, Exploratory Aims will concern (a) comparing different types of prompts in terms of proximal OHB score and mHealth engagement, (b) investigating the conditions in which prompts should be delivered to most effectively promote proximal OHB and mHealth engagement; and (c) investigating whether the effect of the engagement prompts (vs. no prompt) on OHB score varies across components of the 2x2x4 brushing regimen (i.e., frequency, duration, or coverage).

Participants will receive an electronic toothbrush (eBrush) and a mobile app (Oralytics) that contains well-established behavior change strategies (e.g., goal setting, monitoring adherence, and feedback). Participants will be randomized twice per day - in the morning and the evening - to receive either (a) a push notification containing one of three (randomly selected) engagement strategies or (b) no notification.

During the 10 weeks of the study, a Bayesian algorithm will iteratively adjust the probability of receiving a prompt or no prompt in any given randomization window, using prior behavioral data collected through the eBrush and mobile app. Data patterns suggesting positive effects of the prompts on adherence to brushing protocol, especially duration, will result in higher subsequent probabilities of receiving the prompts, whereas patterns suggesting null or negative effects will result in lower probabilities of receiving the prompts.

Study results will inform the implementation of a smartphone-delivered behavior change intervention that further adapts the delivery of engagement prompts based on passively collected information from an eBrush and the mobile app.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 70 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description: Each participant-time point (which will occur twice daily, in the morning and the evening) will be randomized between a prompt containing an engagement strategy vs. no prompt.
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Personalized Digital Behavior Change Interventions to Promote Oral Health
Estimated Study Start Date : February 2023
Estimated Primary Completion Date : May 2024
Estimated Study Completion Date : June 2024

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MedlinePlus related topics: Dental Health

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Each participant-time point will be randomized between a prompt containing an engagement strategy vs. no prompt. A Bayesian algorithm will iteratively adjust the probability of receiving a prompt or no prompt at any time point, using brushing behavior data. Patterns suggesting positive effects of the prompts on brushing adherence will result in higher subsequent probabilities of receiving the prompts, whereas patterns suggesting null or negative effects will result in lower probabilities of receiving the prompts. A participant is assigned to an engagement prompt will be randomized equally between the three types of engagement strategies: (1) Standard reciprocity prompt: delivering non-contingent reward points as a "gift" to support goals; (2) Reciprocity by proxy prompt: delivering a message indicating a donation to the person's selected charity; (3) Curiosity prompt: delivering oral health information in a manner that motivates the participant to seek new knowledge and information.
 Behavioral: Engagement Strategies
The study's mobile app (Oralytics) will be used to deliver engagement prompts. The prompts contain messages that leverage three engagement strategies: reciprocity, reciprocity by proxy, and curiosity.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Proximal adherence to 2x2x4 OHB [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
    Change in proximal OHB score between the current and next randomization


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Proximal mHealth engagement [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
    Engagement with Oralytics app (i.e., accessing the Oralytics app or clicking on the push notification) between the current and next randomization.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 70 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults, age 18 or older.
  • Fluent in English
  • Dentulous/partially edentulous (18+ teeth; at least 2 teeth in each quadrant)
  • Possess a smartphone (iOS or Android) with a data plan.
  • Willing to allow the passive collection of data on tooth-brushing activities in the home setting for 10 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not fluent in English
  • Edentulous
  • Unable to use a mobile device due to cognitive or physical impairments
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05624489


Contacts
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Contact: Vivek Shetty 3108255170 vshetty@g.ucla.edu
Contact: Zara Greer 424 228 8165 zgreer@mednet.ucla.edu

Locations
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United States, California
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1668
Contact: Zara Greer    323-716-3327    zgreer@mednet.ucla.edu   
Contact: Vivek Shetty    310 825 5170    vshetty@mednet.ucla.edu   
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Vivek Shetty University of California, Los Angeles
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Responsible Party: Vivek Shetty, DDS, DMD, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05624489    
Other Study ID Numbers: IRB#21-001471
UG3DE028723 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: November 22, 2022    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: November 28, 2022
Last Verified: October 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Yes
Plan Description: A de-identified dataset will be generated and made available to the research community. The dataset will be stripped of all codes or any other information that could be linked back to the original data or an individual participant. Prospective users of this dataset must agree to a confidentiality agreement and get permission from the Primary Investigator to use or share the data with anyone else. All external requests for data will be directed to Dr. Vivek Shetty. Prospective investigators will submit a written proposal to the PI outlining the question they will investigate, the specific variables that they need to answer that question, their analytic plan for answering that question, and documentation of sufficient Institutional Review Board oversight (e.g., approval or exemption). Investigators will also need to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Supporting Materials: Study Protocol
Clinical Study Report (CSR)
Time Frame: 12 months after publication of primary analyses.
Access Criteria: All external requests for data will be directed to the PI (Dr. Vivek Shetty). Prospective investigators will submit a written proposal to the PI outlining the question they will investigate, the specific variables that they need to answer that question, their analytic plan for answering that question, and documentation of sufficient Institutional Review Board oversight (e.g., approval or exemption). Investigators will also need to sign a confidentiality agreement.

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Vivek Shetty, DDS, DMD, University of California, Los Angeles:
Dental disease
Health Behavior Change
Oral Self Care Behaviors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Stomatognathic Diseases