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Table 1 Progression criteria to definitive trial, without remedial action taken to trial design

From: “Strong Teeth”—a study protocol for an early-phase feasibility trial of a complex oral health intervention delivered by dental teams to parents of young children

Adoption and maintenance of appropriate oral health behaviours at 2–3 month follow-up (≥ 80%) based on self-report measures

Intervention mechanism produces intended changes in the determinants of oral health behaviour

Process evaluation

a

Feasibility of delivering the “Strong Teeth” intervention in a dental setting

 

b

Intervention, and self-reported and objective outcome measures are acceptable to dental teams and parents

 

c

Adequate recruitment (≥ 25%) of eligible families for data collection

 

d

Adequate retention (≥ 85%) of consented families to data completion