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Determination of level of apprehension in children (above 6 years) by providing them with the information about the procedure before the treatment is started.

Effect of pre-appointment counselling on dental anxiety levels of children visiting pedodontics department.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/12/016691
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-12-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy children visiting pedodontics department for treatment purpose

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. childeren with systemic illness 2. medically compromised children

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome would be the comparison of the total number of subjects of Group A to Group B . We will observe the reduction of anxiety levels of the child with the intervention of the educational poster to the non-interventional group B . Timepoint: it will be assessed at the first appointment when the child reports to hospital for treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
We expect to see an easy in the dental treatment of the child after the intervention has been done as they will be more aware of the treatment being performed. Timepoint: At the time of first appointment we would like to see if there is any change in childs anxiety levels towards the dental treatment.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMrs Usha

Manipal college of dental sciences, manipal

deepakshi.khurana7@gmail.com9663572928

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026