Effect of VR box in reducing pain, anxiety and sensitivity during oral prophylaxis

Effect of virtual reality on dental anxiety, pain and sensitivity during oral prophylaxis in adults: A comparative study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/12/047994

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-09-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K051- Chronic gingivitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Study group: A within subject /split-mouth design will be employed in the study. Patients will be randomly designated into two groups (Study Group) & (Control Group) using computer gene

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with chronic gingivitis 2. Age: 20 – 40 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Any systemic illness contraindicating the use of ultrasonic scalers like Chronic pulmonary disease: Asthma, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, Cardiovascular disease with secondary pulmonary disease, Swallowing difficulty 2.Persons with uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension 3.Persons undergoing psychiatric treatment 4.Mentally challenged persons 5.Ophthalmic conditions which contraindicate the use of Virtual Reality box 6. Infectious diseases like HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis (active stages)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome of the study is to detect the effect of virtual reality box as a distraction aid in reducing anxiety, pain and sensitivity during oral prophylaxis in adults.Timepoint: 2 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShalini D

Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College

gayathrimadhan77@gmail.com8110098305

Outcome results

None listed

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