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evaluation of dental anxiety among 4-8 year old children using clay therapy and dental gaming application

Comparative evaluation of dental clay therapy and virtual play therapy in children aged between 4-8 years in the management of dental anxiety: a randomized clinical study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/05/042751
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-05-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Dental clay therapy: Introducing clay modeling for ten minutes as a form of tell play do method to relieve anxiety in children before dental treatment Control Intervention1: Virtual pla

Sponsors

Dr Sejal Jain
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Children without any prior dental experience with dental environment and treatment procedures. 2. Children who have atleast one carious tooth involving enamel and dentin requiring restorative procedure either in mandible or maxilla. 3. Children falling under Franklââ?¬•s behaviour rating scale ââ?¬Ë?2ââ?¬• i.e negative: reluctance to accept treatment, uncooperativeness, some evidence of negative attitude but not pronounced.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children suffering from any illness requiring special medical care. 2. Children presenting with acute pain and requiring emergency dental treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Physiological measurement through pulse oximeter 2. Animated visual facial anxiety scaleTimepoint: Both the parameters will be measured two times in the same appointment. Firstly before the therapy and secondly, immediately after the child has undergone treatment procedure

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Animated visual facial anxiety scaleTimepoint: the Scale will be used two times in the same appointment. Firstly before the therapy and secondly, immediately after the child has undergone treatment procedure

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sejal Jain

Sumandeep Vidyapeeth an Institute deemed to be University

drseemabargale@gmail.com7016048359

Outcome results

None listed

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