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Effect of animal interaction on the pain experienced by children during oral injections

Effectiveness of animal assisted activity on pain perception of children undergoing intra-oral local anesthetic administration- A randomized clinical trial - AAT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045340
Enrollment
102
Registered
2022-09-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Animal assisted activity using dog: In the pre-operative period, 10 minutes before starting the treatment, children will be introduced to the dog and will be allowed to play with the do

Sponsors

Kamatham Rekhalakshmi
Lead Sponsor
Dileep Nag Vinnakota
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Children who have interest on dogs and are pet friendly - Children requiring local anesthetic administration (in maxilla/mandible) for pulp therapies /extraction of teeth - Children who gave their assent and parents their written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Having acute respiratory infections - Having systemic medical conditions - Having asthma and/or any animal allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Subjective pain (experienced by child) using Facial pain scale- RevisedTimepoint: Single time point—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain as assessed using Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolabilty scaleTimepoint: Single time point;Anxiety as assessed using Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale-Facial versionTimepoint: Single time point—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKAMATHAM REKHALAKSHMI

Narayana Dental College and Hospital

rekhanagmds@gmail.com9490426052

Outcome results

None listed

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