Trial Outcomes & Findings for Reducing Children's Anxiety Using Homeopathic Remedy Before Dental Treatment (NCT NCT01658059)

NCT ID: NCT01658059

Last Updated: 2019-03-20

Results Overview

Measuring levels of salivary cortisol and salivary α-amylase levels before dental treatment and after dental treatment .

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

22 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Each dental apointment, aproximatly 30 minutes on the average

Results posted on

2019-03-20

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Homeopathic Remedy First, Then Placebo
Homeopathic Remedy first, washout period and then Placebo
Placebo First, Then Homeopathic Remedy
Placebo first, washout period and then Homeopathic Remedy
First Intervention- 2 Days
STARTED
12
10
First Intervention- 2 Days
COMPLETED
6
5
First Intervention- 2 Days
NOT COMPLETED
6
5
Washout Period- 14 Days
STARTED
6
5
Washout Period- 14 Days
COMPLETED
6
5
Washout Period- 14 Days
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
Second Intervention- 2 Days
STARTED
6
5
Second Intervention- 2 Days
COMPLETED
6
5
Second Intervention- 2 Days
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
All Study Population
n=11 Participants
cross over design. Group 1 got homeopathic remedy on the first dental treatment, and placebo on the second treatment. Group 2 got placebo on the first dental treatment, homeopathic remedy on the second treatment
Age, Continuous
7.09 years
n=11 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
n=11 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants
n=11 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Israel
11 participants
n=11 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Each dental apointment, aproximatly 30 minutes on the average

Measuring levels of salivary cortisol and salivary α-amylase levels before dental treatment and after dental treatment .

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Homeopathic Remedy
n=11 Participants
Group 1 got homeopathic remedy on the first dental treatment . Group 2 got homeopathic remedy on the second treatment.
Placebo
n=11 Participants
Group 2 got placebo on the first dental treatment . Group 1 got placebo on the second treatment.
Reducing Children's Anxiety
cortisol pre treatment
1.38 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 1.45
2.28 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 3.09
Reducing Children's Anxiety
cortisol post treatment
1.39 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 2.9
4.37 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 6.91
Reducing Children's Anxiety
alpha amylase pre treatment
56.02 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 45.72
92.09 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 110.65
Reducing Children's Anxiety
alpha amylase post treatment
76.82 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 54.48
102.62 ng/ml
Standard Deviation 104.42

Adverse Events

Homeopathic Remedy

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Moti Moskovitz

Hadassah Medical Organization

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place