Clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of three pain reducing methods and two needle gauges in reducing pain and anxiety in children during local anesthesia injection .

Comparative evaluation of pain perception and anxiety levels in children during local anesthesia procedure using three different pain alleviating methods in combination with two needle gauges. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/055438

Enrollment

180

Registered

2023-07-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z768- Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances Health Condition 2: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): using Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for 30-60 seconds as a pain alleviating method during local anesthesia procedure .

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy children with no systemic illness , allergies,etc. children requiring local anesthesia administration for dental treatment . children with informed parental consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with known systemic disease. Children without parental consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare effect of three pain alleviating methods on pain & anxiety levels in children during local anesthesia procedure.Timepoint: pain & anxiety will be recorded before & after local anesthesia procedure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare effect of two needle gauges on pain & anxiety levels in children during local anesthesia procedure.Timepoint: after local anesthesia procedure	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sai Vaishnavi Alahari

sri sai college of dental surgery.

sampathcheruku@yahoo.com9246371730

Outcome results

None listed

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