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Effectiveness of Metaverse-Based Immersive Technology Intervention for Oral Health Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study

ConditionKnowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-16
SponsorUniversiti Teknologi Mara

About this trial

To evaluate the effectiveness of pre- and post-intervention of oral health education using three interventions (conventional methods, mHealth, and the Metaverse platform) on the oral health status, knowledge, practices, and attitudes among secondary school students in Malaysia.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

aged 15-16 years old in 2024

voluntarily wish to participate in the research with consent from their legal guardians

enrolled in a co-education school (providing education to both boys and girls)

willing to commit to the program

Disqualifiers

aged less or more than 15-16 years old in 2024

not voluntarily wish to participate in the research with consent from their legal guardians

not enrolled in a co-education school (providing education to both boys and girls)

not willing to commit to the program

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Oral health education lecture

    Other intervention

    Conventional oral health education will be given by trained and calibrated dentists.

  • Oral health education via mHealth on WhatsaApp

    Other intervention

    For the oral health education intervention via mHealth, WhatsApp medium will be used to disseminate oral health educational material

  • Oral health education via Metaverse platform on Meta-OHE

    Other intervention

    For oral health education intervention via Meta-OHE, it will be done via computer.

Treatment groups

210 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Conventional oral health educationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Oral health education via mHealth using WhatsAppExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Metaverse platform called Metaverse for Oral Health Education (Meta-OHE)Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Oral health knowledge

Level of oral health knowledge. Descriptive, association and correlation

Time frame
Pre-intervention (baseline) and immediately after the intervention
2

Oral health practise

Level of oral health practise. Descriptive, association and correlation

Time frame
Pre-intervention (baseline) and immediately after the intervention
3

Oral health attitude

Level of oral health attitude. Descriptive, association and correlation

Time frame
Pre-intervention (baseline) and immediately after the intervention

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Universiti Teknologi Mara

Lead sponsor

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