Randomized trial tests co-designed parent text messaging intervention for early childhood caries

Published 3 November 2026, the controlled trial reports high program adherence among enrolled participants.

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A randomized controlled trial evaluating a co-designed text messaging intervention for parents of children with early childhood caries was published 3 November 2026. The study appears in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, and is indexed on PubMed.^[1] 154 participants were enrolled and randomized across six sites. 78 participants were allocated to the control group, 76 to the intervention group. The trial ran for 12 weeks. 80.5% of all enrolled participants completed the follow up assessment. 96.1% of participants in the intervention arm completed the full program. No conflicts of interest were declared by the study authors.

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"Co-Designed Text Messaging Intervention for Parents of Children With Early Childhood Caries: Randomized Controlled Trial." published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth as a randomized controlled trial (PubMed 42976338, doi 10.2196/91720). Sample: 78 as stated in the abstract. Duration: 12 week. Results as the authors report them: A total of 154 participants were enrolled and randomized (n=78, 50.6% in the control group; n=76, 49.4% in the intervention group) across 6 sites, with 80.5% (124/154) comple · PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov, read by the New studies instrument · the fact recordUnited Statesofficial source

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