Comparison of Efficacy of Little Lovely Dentist, Dental Song and Tell-show-do Techniques in Alleviating Dental Anxiety in Paediatric Patients

NCT ID: NCT04833478

Last Updated: 2021-04-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 120 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-12-31

Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of different techniques for the reduction of dental anxiety in pediatric patients. Generally, anxiety amongst paediatric patients is higher as compared to adult patients. So different modalities are used by the dentists in order to reduce the anxiety of such patient to help to make treatment procedures easier and optimal.

Detailed Description

Children who suffer from dental anxiety avoid any sort of dental treatment provided to them, which leads to poor oral hygiene, and if unaddressed, problems like missing teeth and decayed teeth further in life develop, and ultimately leading to problems making treatment planning intricate. Children normally follow the footsteps of their parents so it is of importance to consider how to avoid creating dental anxiety among them. If dental anxiety is left untreated, it might persist during adulthood, which eventually will deteriorate the oral health of such patients. Due to the substantial effect of dental anxiety in paediatric patients, many methods have been devised to alleviate or eliminate such anxieties of the patients. This study aimed to employ different strategies and measure heart rate and Facial Image Scale scores to determine their efficacy in reducing paediatric patient's dental anxiety by using these techniques before and after the procedure to compare the effectiveness of each of these techniques.

Conditions

Anxiety; Paediatric; Dental Anxiety; Behaviour

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Application

Measuring anxiety level of the patients using Facial Image Scale and Pulse Oximeter

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Anxiety

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Techniques used to reduce anxiety in paediatric patients.

Dental Song

Measuring anxiety level of the patients using Facial Image Scale and Pulse Oximeter

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Anxiety

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Techniques used to reduce anxiety in paediatric patients.

Tell Show Do

Measuring anxiety level of the patients using Facial Image Scale and Pulse Oximeter

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Anxiety

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Techniques used to reduce anxiety in paediatric patients.

Interventions

Anxiety

Techniques used to reduce anxiety in paediatric patients.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Only the children age ranged from 4 to 11 years with no positive medical history.

Exclusion Criteria

• Rest were excluded.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 4 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Hira Abbasi

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Hira Abbasi, BDS, Post Graduate Trainee

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine

Locations

Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

Paeds Anxiety

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id