Virtual Reality Glasses Integrated With Sign Language on Dental Anxiety Among Children With Hearing Impairment During Pulpotomy Procedure

NCT ID: NCT06153823

Last Updated: 2023-12-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-01

Study Completion Date

2024-03-01

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the impact of using virtual reality glasses using sign language as a distraction method to reduce the dental anxiety in moderate to severe hearing-impaired children compared to the conventional behavior management technique during pulpotomy treatment.

The study will be a randomized controlled parallel two arms clinical trial, a total of 40 healthy children aged 5-7 years with moderate to severe hearing disability, will be selected from Pediatric Dentistry and dental public health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt. Children selected should have at least one primary molar indicated for pulpotomy. The eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: the study group, which will use virtual reality glasses with sign language as a distraction method to manage children's behavior, and the control group, which will use the conventional behavior management strategies including show-tell-do, and positive reinforcement. Local anesthesia will be given and pulpotomy procedure will be done on the selected tooth followed by stainless steel crown restoration. Pre and post-operative assessment of child's dental anxiety will be done using three methods: physiologically using pulse oximeter for measuring the heart rate, objectively using Venham clinical anxiety rating scale, and subjectively using the modified facial image scale.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dental Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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virtual reality glasses

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

virtual reality glasses

Intervention Type OTHER

child behavior management will be done by using VR glasses distraction

show-tell-do technique.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tell Show and Do

Intervention Type OTHER

child behavior management will be done by using tell show and do technique

Interventions

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virtual reality glasses

child behavior management will be done by using VR glasses distraction

Intervention Type OTHER

Tell Show and Do

child behavior management will be done by using tell show and do technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children with Frankl behavior rating score 2 or 3.
* Children requiring pulpotomy in one of their primary molars.
* Parents who accepted to give their consent and participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with any medical condition other than hearing disability (ASA II, III \& IV).
* Syndromic children with hearing impairment.
* Children with previous bad dental experience.
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

7 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hams Hamed Abdelrahman

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hams Hamed Abdelrahman

Assistant lecturer of DPH and Clinical statistician

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Alexandria Faculty of Dentistry

Alexandria, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Reem MS Shehata, BDS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01223172660

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Reem MS Shehata, MS

Role: primary

References

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Salama RM, El-Habashy LM, Zeitoun SI. Effectiveness of virtual reality glasses with integrated sign language in reducing dental anxiety during pulpotomy in children with hearing impairment: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health. 2024 Nov 15;24(1):1388. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-05129-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39548423 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0665-04/2023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id