Monetary incentives for improving smartphone-measured oral hygiene behaviors in young children: A randomized pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess feasibility, acceptability, and early efficacy of monetary incentive-based interventions on fostering oral hygiene in young children measured with a Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush and smartphone application.

Design

A stratified, parallel-group, three-arm individually randomized controlled pilot trial.

Setting

Two Los Angeles area Early Head Start (EHS) sites.

Participants

36 parent-child dyads enrolled in an EHS home visit program for 0-3 year olds.

Interventions

Eligible dyads, within strata and permuted blocks, were randomized in equal allocation to one of three groups: waitlist (delayed monetary incentive) control group, fixed monetary incentive package, or lottery monetary incentive package. The intervention lasted 8 weeks.

Outcomes</

SUBMITTER: White JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7392266 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature