The Effect of Reading a Pictorial Storybook on Children's Fear, Anxiety and Emotional Symptoms Before Dental Treatment

NCT ID: NCT06142227

Last Updated: 2023-11-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-01

Study Completion Date

2024-05-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of reading a picture storybook on children's fear, anxiety and emotional symptoms before dental treatment.

Detailed Description

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In children with receiving dental treatment will be randomly divided into two groups: picture storybook group and control. Interventions will be applied for only 1 times. While the illustrated storybook is read to the experimental group, no intervention will be applied to the control group. The children will be assessed before, during and after. Fear, anxiety and emotional symptoms due to dental treatment procedure will be evaluated using the Children's Emotional Indicator Scale, Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness and Children's Fear Scale.

Conditions

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Dental Fear

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control Group

Routine dental treatment will be applied to the control group. No action will be taken.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental Group

Before dental treatment, the child will be read a story book with pictures of the dental clinic.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reading a Pictorial Storybook

Intervention Type OTHER

The pictorial storybook by children will be chosen by child psychologists. The book will be read to children by researcher. The researcher has a fairy tale therapy certificate. The pictorial storybook reading will start 15 minutes before the dental treatment process and will be completed before the treatment process begins.. The pictorial storybook will be read to children only one time.

Interventions

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Reading a Pictorial Storybook

The pictorial storybook by children will be chosen by child psychologists. The book will be read to children by researcher. The researcher has a fairy tale therapy certificate. The pictorial storybook reading will start 15 minutes before the dental treatment process and will be completed before the treatment process begins.. The pictorial storybook will be read to children only one time.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* No audiovisual impairment,
* Being open to communication and
* Must be accompanied by a parent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Having special needs,
* Having an audio-visual impairment,
* Learning difficulties or mental retardation and
* Children whose parents do not agree to participate in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Artvin Coruh University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gamze Akay

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gamze Akay

Lecturer

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ayşe TAŞTAN, 3

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Artvin Coruh University

Locations

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Artvin Oral and Dental Health Centre

Artvin, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Gamze AKAY, 1

Role: CONTACT

(531) 453 66 61

Fatma GÜDÜCÜ TÜFEKCİ, 2

Role: CONTACT

(531) 453 66 61

References

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Alsaadoon AM, Sulimany AM, Hamdan HM, Murshid EZ. The Use of a Dental Storybook as a Dental Anxiety Reduction Medium among Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Children (Basel). 2022 Mar 1;9(3):328. doi: 10.3390/children9030328.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35327700 (View on PubMed)

Aminabadi NA, Vafaei A, Erfanparast L, Oskouei SG, Jamali Z. Impact of pictorial story on pain perception, situational anxiety and behavior in children: a cognitive-behavioral schema. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2011 Winter;36(2):127-32. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.36.2.3163251527508338.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22524072 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Audio book for children

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id