Assessment of a Ventriloquist Puppet for Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children

NCT ID: NCT07034833

Last Updated: 2025-06-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-23

Study Completion Date

2025-07-10

Brief Summary

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thhe goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of ventriloquist puppets to reduce the strees accompined by the dental visit in cgilren . The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the ventriloquist puppet can reduce the stress accompanied by the dental visit for the children ?
* What medical problems do participants have when taking drug ABC? Researchers will compare ventriloquist puppet to a control group (conventional behavior management techniques ) to see if ventriloquist puppet can lower the anxiety or not.

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

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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control group: 25 child managed by basic behavior management tecniques

this group managed normaly with the basic behavior managment techniques like tell , show , do and others

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

puppet therapy group: Children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group

Children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group were introduced to a Ventriloquist Puppet inside the clinic and were allowed to play , talk and interact with the puppet for five to 10 min

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ventriloquist Puppet Interaction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group were introduced to a Ventriloquist Puppet inside the clinic and were allowed to play, talk, and interact with the puppet for 5-10 minutes.

Interventions

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Ventriloquist Puppet Interaction

children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group were introduced to a Ventriloquist Puppet inside the clinic and were allowed to play, talk, and interact with the puppet for 5-10 minutes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* healthy children with no systemic diseases.
* children require dental intervention

Exclusion Criteria

* children with bad dental experience
* children require invasive surgical intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Al-Azhar University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hamdy Badreldin

lecturer of pediatric dentistry and oral health

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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1200/384

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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