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Effectiveness of distraction method in comparison to routine method of guiding behavior of child patient while giving injection for numbing pain

Effectiveness of an active and passive distraction technique on the anxiety, behavior and pain levels of children while administering local anesthesia: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/04/018768
Enrollment
123
Registered
2019-04-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K049- Other and unspecified diseases ofpulp and periapical tissues

Interventions

Intervention1: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of stress ball(active) distraction technique and audiovisual distraction (passive) technique and conventional behavior guidance technique on t

Sponsors

Shrehya Shekhar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children with a score of >=12 on faces version of Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale. 2. Children who could be categorized under positive (+) ratings of Wrightâ??s modification of Frankl behavior rating scale (Wright and Stigers 2011). 3. Children who require extraction/pulp therapy/restoration for deep carious lesion treatment in lower primary and first permanent molars under local anesthesia (inferior alveolar nerve block).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children suffering from any systemic and/or mental illness. 2.Children whose parents do not give written informed consent or children who do not give assent for the study 3.Children who have undergone any dental treatment under local anesthesia in the past 6-7 weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dental anxiety of the child to be measured before and after the administration of Inferior alveolar nerve block using Modified Child Dental anxiety scale faces version [MCDAS(f)].Timepoint: Before and after the administration of Inferior alveolar nerve block using Modified Child Dental anxiety scale faces version [MCDAS(f)].

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Behavior and pain of the child to be measured before and after the administration of Inferior alveolar nerve block using Venham Behaviour rating scale and Wong Baker and FLACC scale respectively.Timepoint: Before and after the administration of Inferior alveolar nerve block.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSuprabha B S

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

shrehyashekhar@gmail.com9176392221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026