Oral Propranolol for Reducing Pediatric Dental Patients Anxiety

NCT ID: NCT03388957

Last Updated: 2021-03-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-07-30

Study Completion Date

2020-02-15

Brief Summary

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Evaluating anxiety, heart rate and behavior during dental extractions after oral dose of either Propranolol, Midazolam or a combination of both in uncooperative pediatric patients.

Detailed Description

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Use of 0.5 mg/kg of Propranolol or a combination of Propranolol and Midazolam for the first time to manage uncooperative pediatric dental patients anxiety, comparing with Midazolam by evaluating anxiety, heart rate and behavior during administration of local anesthesia and extraction.

Conditions

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Extrusion of Tooth

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Three groups, with 20 children in each group
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Propranolol

Patients in this group will be given Propranolol 0.5 mg/Kg orally.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Propranolol

Intervention Type DRUG

This drug will be given before the extraction procedure

Midazolam

Patients in this group will be given Midazolam 0.5 mg/Kg orally.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Midazolam

Intervention Type DRUG

This drug will be given before the extraction procedure

Propranolol and Midazolam

Patients in this group will be given Propranolol and Midazolam with a dose of 0.5 mg/Kg orally for each drug.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Propranolol

Intervention Type DRUG

This drug will be given before the extraction procedure

Midazolam

Intervention Type DRUG

This drug will be given before the extraction procedure

Interventions

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Propranolol

This drug will be given before the extraction procedure

Intervention Type DRUG

Midazolam

This drug will be given before the extraction procedure

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* High to extreme fear of tooth or molar anesthesia and removal (Frankl: Definitely negative).
* Scoring more than 19 points on MCDAS(f).
* Healthy pediatric patients (ASA I) aging 8-10 years.
* Indication for primary tooth or molar extraction.
* Fasting if indicated (severe gag reflex).
* Airway assessment (Mallampati and tonsillar hypertrophy).

Exclusion Criteria

* Asthma or any other obstructive pulmonary disease.
* Cardiac failure.
* Cardiac arrhythmia.
* Renal failure.
* Diabetes.
* Current use of another ß-adrenoreceptor antagonist.
* Current use of anxiolytic or antidepressant medication.
* Currently in psychotherapy for dental anxiety.
* Systolic blood pressure \<100 mmHg.
* Diastolic blood pressure \<60 mmHg.
* Active Upper respiratory infection.
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Damascus University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Omar Abu Bakr, DDS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

MSc student in Pedodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus, Syria

Mohamed Altinawi, DDS MSc PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Professor of Pedodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus, SYRIA

Youssef Latifeh, MD MSc Phd

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Professor and Head of the Psychiatry Department, Damascus Univesrity, Damascus, Syria

Locations

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Department of Peadodontics, University of Damascus Dental School

Damascus, , Syria

Site Status

Countries

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Syria

References

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Cote CJ, Wilson S; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: Update 2016. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1):e20161212. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1212.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27354454 (View on PubMed)

Gazal G, Fareed WM, Zafar MS, Al-Samadani KH. Pain and anxiety management for pediatric dental procedures using various combinations of sedative drugs: A review. Saudi Pharm J. 2016 Jul;24(4):379-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2014.04.004. Epub 2014 Apr 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27330369 (View on PubMed)

Heaton LJ, McNeil DW, Milgrom P. Propranolol and D-cycloserine as adjunctive medications in reducing dental fear in sedation practice. SAAD Dig. 2010 Jan;26:27-35.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20151608 (View on PubMed)

LeCompte MT, Rae L, Kahn SA. A survey of the use of propranolol in burn centers: Who, what, when, why. Burns. 2017 Feb;43(1):121-126. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.07.007. Epub 2016 Aug 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27575676 (View on PubMed)

Steenen SA, van Wijk AJ, van der Heijden GJ, van Westrhenen R, de Lange J, de Jongh A. Propranolol for the treatment of anxiety disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychopharmacol. 2016 Feb;30(2):128-39. doi: 10.1177/0269881115612236. Epub 2015 Oct 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26487439 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UDDS-Pedo-02-2017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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