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

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Efficacy of Little Lovely Dentist, Dental Song and Tell-show-do Techniques in Alleviating Dental Anxiety in Paediatric Patients -A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04833478
• Other study ID #: Paeds Anxiety
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2021
• Source: Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 4 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

• Rest were excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders
• Behaviour
• Dental Anxiety
• Paediatric

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Anxiety
Techniques used to reduce anxiety in paediatric patients.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine	Karachi	Sindh

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Group 1: Little Lovely Dentist App measuring anxiety using pulse oximeter	Measuring Anxiety Levels	5 months
Primary	Group 1: Little Lovely Dentist App measuring anxiety using facial image scale.	Measuring Anxiety Levels, 1 Minimum value and 5 Maximum value	5 months
Primary	Group 2: Dental Song measuring anxiety using pulse oximeter	Measuring Anxiety Levels	5 months
Primary	Group 2: Dental Song measuring anxiety using facial image scale.	Measuring Anxiety Levels, 1 Minimum value and 5 Maximum value	5 months
Primary	Group 3: Tell-Show-Do measuring anxiety using pulse oximeter	Measuring Anxiety Levels	5 months
Primary	Group 3: Tell-Show-Do measuring anxiety using facial image scale.	Measuring Anxiety Levels 1 Minimum value and 5 Maximum value	5 months