Dental Attire Effect on Children's Dental Anxiety

NCT ID: NCT06122883

Last Updated: 2024-07-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-15

Study Completion Date

2024-05-25

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of friendly attire on dental anxiety among children visiting dental office in comparison with conventional attire. All of the children who will be experienced maxillary dental anesthesia with/without distraction will be assessed by using a combination of measures: Wong-Baker faces and the Children's Fear Scale (self-report), heart pulse rate, and behavior (using Anxiety levels using Face - Legs - Activity - Cry - Consolability "FLACC" scale "external evaluator") Acceptance will be measured using a two-point Likert scale.

Detailed Description

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This study will evaluate the effect of dental attire on children's acceptance of different dental treatments that include dental anesthesia. pain and anxiety will be evaluated during buccal and palatal infiltration using five behavioral scales, Wong-Baker pain scale, Children's Fear Scale and Children's Anxiety Questionnaire (self-report), pulse rate (physiological) and behavior (using FLACC behavior rating scale "external evaluator".

Heart pulse rate measurement will be recorded firstly when the patient is seated comfortably in the reception area, on dental chair prior to the injection, and finally after the procedure is done and the child patients will be asked to choose a face that describe their status from one of both Wong Baker faces scale, Children's Fear Scale and Children's Anxiety Questionnaire.

Body responses of all child patients will be recorded during the whole procedure and then will be evaluated by an external evaluator to determine the children behavioral score according to FLACC scale.

Conditions

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Behavior, Child Dental Anxiety Anesthesia, Local

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Distraction in the reception area.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Evaluation the effectiveness of distraction in the reception area in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing conventional attire in the treatment room after meeting the child in the reception area while wearing the friendly attire.

Distraction in the treatment area.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Evaluation the effectiveness of distraction in the treatment area in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing friendly attire in the treatment room after meeting the child in the reception area while wearing the conventional attire.

Distraction in both treatment and reception area.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Evaluation the effectiveness of distraction in both reception and treatment areas in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing friendly attire in the reception area and treatment room.

Basic behavior guidance techniques without using any type of distraction aids.

Group Type OTHER

Evaluation of the effectiveness of basic behavior guidance techniques without using any type of distraction aids in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing conventional attire in the reception area and treatment room.

Interventions

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Evaluation the effectiveness of distraction in the reception area in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing conventional attire in the treatment room after meeting the child in the reception area while wearing the friendly attire.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation the effectiveness of distraction in the treatment area in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing friendly attire in the treatment room after meeting the child in the reception area while wearing the conventional attire.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation the effectiveness of distraction in both reception and treatment areas in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing friendly attire in the reception area and treatment room.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation of the effectiveness of basic behavior guidance techniques without using any type of distraction aids in the management of anxious pediatric patients during dental local anesthesia

Buccal and palatal infiltration will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques while the dentist wearing conventional attire in the reception area and treatment room.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age between 6 and 10 years.
2. No previous dental experience.
3. Definitely positive or positive according to Frank scale.
4. Need of maxillary anesthesia for any dental treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous dental experience
2. Systematic or mental disorders.
3. Definitely negative or negative according to Frankel scale
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

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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Jamila Bchara, DDs

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Damascus University

Mohannad Laflof, Phd

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Damascus University

Locations

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Damascus University

Damascus, , Syria

Site Status

Countries

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Syria

References

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Kastelic DR, Volpato LE, de Campos Neves AT, Aranha AM, Martins CC. Do Children and Adolescents Prefer Pediatric Attire over White Attire during Dental Appointments? A Meta-analysis of Prevalence Data. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2021 Jan-Feb;14(1):14-29. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1861.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34326579 (View on PubMed)

Kamavaram Ellore VP, Mohammed M, Taranath M, Ramagoni NK, Kumar V, Gunjalli G. Children and Parent's Attitude and Preferences of Dentist's Attire in Pediatric Dental Practice. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2015 May-Aug;8(2):102-7. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1293. Epub 2015 Aug 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26379376 (View on PubMed)

Festini F, Occhipinti V, Cocco M, Biermann K, Neri S, Giannini C, Galici V, de Martino M, Caprilli S. Use of non-conventional nurses' attire in a paediatric hospital: a quasi-experimental study. J Clin Nurs. 2009 Apr;18(7):1018-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02430.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19284436 (View on PubMed)

Babaji P, Chauhan PP, Rathod V, Mhatre S, Paul U, Guram G. Evaluation of child preference for dentist attire and usage of camouflage syringe in reduction of anxiety. Eur J Dent. 2017 Oct-Dec;11(4):531-536. doi: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_223_17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29279683 (View on PubMed)

Dionigi A, Sangiorgi D, Flangini R. Clown intervention to reduce preoperative anxiety in children and parents: a randomized controlled trial. J Health Psychol. 2014 Mar;19(3):369-80. doi: 10.1177/1359105312471567. Epub 2013 Jan 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23362335 (View on PubMed)

Manyande A, Cyna AM, Yip P, Chooi C, Middleton P. Non-pharmacological interventions for assisting the induction of anaesthesia in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jul 14;2015(7):CD006447. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006447.pub3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26171895 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UDDS-Pedo-10-2023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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