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COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOFEEDBACK RELAXATION AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISTRACTION ON DENTAL ANXIETY AMONG 7 â?? 12 YEAR OLD CHILDREN WHILE ADMINISTERING LOCAL ANESTHESIA: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/02/017787
Enrollment
70
Registered
2019-02-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Brighthearts Biofeedback relaxation application: A freely available ios application developed to reduce anxiety associated with procedural pain particularly in children Control Interven

Sponsors

Padminee Krishnan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Children of parents who give consent to participate 2.Children with no past dental experience 3.Children who require treatment under LA in each visit for at least 3 visits. 4.Children who fall under Frankel Behavior rating of 2 or 3 (FR2, FR3)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Visually or auditory challenged Children 2.Children with Special health care needs 3.Children wearing spectacles due to eye power 4.Children with underlying systemic condition 5.Children who require treatment under General anesthesia 6.Children who are allergic to Local anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rateTimepoint: 15 min before administering local anaesthesia, while administering local anaesthesiaand 1min after administering local anaesthesia

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Chotabheem Chutki anxiety scaleTimepoint: 15min before administering local anaesthesia, 1min after administering local anaesthesia;oxygen saturationTimepoint: 15min before administering local anaesthesia, during administration of local anaesthesia, 1min after administering local anaesthesia

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPadminee Krishnan

Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, SRM Dental College and Hospital

srmpedodpt16@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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