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NCT number NCT04580316
Other study ID # Parent active/passive presence
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 20, 2017
Est. completion date August 19, 2019

Study information

Verified date October 2020
Source Alexandria University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the effect of parental active/passive presence technique (PAP/PPP) on the overall behavior of preschool children with different intelligence and fear levels.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial recruited 150 healthy children, 3-6 years old, with no history of previous dental pain/treatment, IQ level ≤70 to ≤110. After sample collection, in the first visit, children were stratified according to their Intelligence Quotient into 3 equal groups (high, average, low) in which each group was further equally and randomly divided into 2 sub-groups (test and control). In the second visit, before intervention with preventive measures, dental fear was assessed using facial image scale. During intervention, the control sub-groups were managed using PPP technique, while the test sub-groups were managed using PAP technique. Overall behavior was assessed using Frankl behavior rating scale at the end of the 2nd visit. Data was analyzed using chi-square test and logistic regression analysis.

Results: The PAP technique had significantly higher odds of positive behavior than the PPP technique (P=0.002).

Conclusions: Children with low intelligence showed higher dental fear and negative behavior in the dental setting. PAP technique had significant positive effect on the children's overall behavior with different fear and intelligence levels.


Description:

The design of the study was a randomized controlled clinical trial with an allocation ratio of 1:1. Children enrolled in this study were stratified based on their IQ into three groups; high, average and low IQ groups. In each of these three groups, children were randomly and equally allocated into study and control subgroups. Thus, this study included 6 subgroups.

- Visual Screening and History taking were carried out to identify children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Parental meeting was also conducted to explain the child entire research plan.

The children were recruited from the Outpatient clinic of Pediatric Dentistry Department in Faculty of Dentistry at Alexandria University.

The IQ test for each selected child took place in a quiet closed room (special need clinic). The preventive measures were applied in the pediatric clinic of the department.

- Interventions

In the first visit, children who fulfilled the inclusion/ exclusion criteria were evaluated by IQ test then divided into 3 equal groups (50 children) according to their level of intelligence IQ as follows:

1. High IQ Children group (HIQ): with score of (110 and above)

2. Average IQ Children (AIQ): with score of (90-109)

3. Low IQ Children (LIQ)(with the normal intelligence range): with score of (70-89) In the second visit, fear was measured in each group followed by random allocation into test and control subgroups and then the implementation of the intervention.

- In each group (50 children), 25 children in subgroup S (study group) were managed using Parental Active Presence (PAP) technique, while the other 25 children in subgroup C (control group) were managed using Parental Passive Presence (PPP) technique. Parental Active / Passive Presence technique was accompanied with Tell-Show-Do (TSD) Technique (Addelston, 1959). During this management, dental preventive measures were applied.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 150
Est. completion date August 19, 2019
Est. primary completion date August 1, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 3 Years to 6 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ranging from 3-6 years (the preoperational stage) (Piaget, 1954; 1966).

2. Patients with no history of previous dental treatment and no history of dental pain.

3. Patients with at least one sound quadrant for sealant application.

4. Patients IQ level should be in the normal intelligence range.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Multiple dental problems with pain.

2. History of previous dental therapy

3. History of medical and psychological problems

4. Any degree of intellectual disability

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Parental active presence
The parents were allowed to stand close to their children, do handholding, eye contacting and help in explaining the dentist's instructions.
Parent passive presence
Parents were instructed to sit silently in the dental clinic behind the patient with no eye contact, and without a spoken word only to reassure their children

Locations

Country Name City State
Egypt Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University Alexandria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Alexandria University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (2)

Piira T, Sugiura T, Champion GD, Donnelly N, Cole AS. The role of parental presence in the context of children's medical procedures: a systematic review. Child Care Health Dev. 2005 Mar;31(2):233-43. Review. — View Citation

Shetty RM, Pashine A, Jose NA, Mantha S. Role of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) on anxiety and behavior in children with hearing and speech impairment. Spec Care Dentist. 2018 Jan;38(1):13-18. doi: 10.1111/scd.12264. Epub 2018 Jan 4. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Overall Behavior Frankl's Behavior Rating Scale (FBRS) (Frankl, Shiere and Fogels, 1962) At the end of the second visit, after the application of preventive measures, each child overall behavior in each group was evaluated according to Frankl's Behavior Rating Scale (FBRS). It is a four group scale used to assess and evaluate the behavior of a child starting from Rating no. 1 (- -) with the most negative child behavior to Rating no. 4 (++) with the most positive child behavior. 1 month
Primary Fear Measure Facial Image Scale (FIS) (Buchanan and Niven, 2002) to account for fear state and is entered into the analysis as a confounder.
Dental fear was measured in the second visit by administration of Facial Image Scale (FIS). This measurement was done to every child in each group before the start of dental treatment. It is comprised of a row of five faces ranging from very happy face to very unhappy one. Children were asked to point at which face they feel most like at that moment. The face is scored by giving a value of one to the most positive affect face and five to the most negative affect face. The faces with 1 and 2 indicated a low dental fear , while the faces with the value of 4 and 5 indicated high dental fear
1 month
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