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Dental injection is perceived as painful in children. Giving a sweet tasting solution may reduce pain on injection

The efficacy of sucrose application in minimizing pain related to dental injection across different age groups in children -a randomized control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/06/043150
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-06-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis Health Condition 2: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Sucrose solution: 2 ml 30% sucrose solution will be applied one time for 2 minutes Control Intervention1: drinking water: 2 ml drinking water will be applied one time for 2 minutes

Sponsors

Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children undergoing buccal infiltration injection needed for the treatment 2. Children undergoing anaesthesia injection for the first time 3. Cooperative patient with Franklâ??s Rating scale score 3 or 4 4. Children in the ASA criteria 1 and 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Presence of abscess, swelling or fistula at the injection site • Uncooperative patient • Children with systemic illnesses and/or with special health care needs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare if the prior application of sucrose solution has an effect on minimizing the pain on dental injection in the study group vs control groupTimepoint: 1 minute after application of sucrose

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
evaluate if age, BMI and sweet preference had an effect on a mount of analgesia achievedTimepoint: at Baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrIshani Ratnaparkhi

D.Y.Patil University school of dentistry

jasmin.winnier@dypatil.edu9773284371

Outcome results

None listed

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