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A study to compare new behaviour management, Mindful attention technique against most commonly used Tell-Show-Do technique in the management of dental fear during local anaesthesia procedure.

Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of mindful attention and tell-show-do technique on dental fear anxiety and pain in children during local anaesthesia- Randomised clinical trial study.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050840
Enrollment
44
Registered
2023-03-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-16

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Mindful Attention Technique: 22 participants are made to listen to the mindful attention instruction audio for 10minutes Control Intervention1: Tell-Show-do technique: 22 participant ar

Sponsors

Dr Ananya S Shetty
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Healthy children in the age of 9 – 12 years who can read and understand Kannada/ English/Hindi. 2.CFSS-DS equal to or greater than 38. 3.Children requiring extraction or pulp therapy under local anesthesia. 4.No known medical history of allergy. 5.Oxygen saturation level ranging from 95% to 100%.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children presenting with acute pain and requiring emergency dental treatment 2.Medically compromised children(cardiac and respiratory diseases). 3.Children with visual, aural, and kinesthetic problems.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of dental fear anxiety and pain during local anaesthesia procedureTimepoint: 12 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to assess which behaviour management technique is effective in reducing dental fear anxiety and painTimepoint: 12 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr S K Srinath

Government Dental College and Research Institute

nagarathnagiri_1975@yahoo.co.in9449631391

Outcome results

None listed

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