A study to observe effect of virtual reality device on anxiety during dental treatment, involving use of local anaesthesia in children

Effect of distraction using virtual reality on anxiety in children during administration of local anaesthesia: A clinical study. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/02/062788

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: PICO 4 VR , used in dental procedures under local anaesthesia: PICO 4 VR (A8110) from Pico Interactive, Europe, S.L & Exertis (UK Ltd) is an all-in-one virtual reality headset that offe

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy and cooperative 5 to 12 year old children who had no prior dental treatment experience. 2. Treatment requiring bilateral administration of local anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children allergic to local anaesthesia. 2. Children with special health care needs. 3. Children requiring emergency dental treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determined from: 1 Pulse Oximeter readings 2 Childrens Emotional Manifestation Scale Readings 3 Venhams Picture Test results 4 Facial Image Scale results 5 Faces Version of Modified Child Dental Anxiety ScaleTimepoint: 1 week	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Determined from: 1 Pulse Oximeter readings 2 Childrens Emotional Manifestation Scale Readings 3 Venhams Picture Test results 4 Facial Image Scale results 5 Faces Version of Modified Child Dental Anxiety ScaleTimepoint: 1 week	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Farkhaunda ilyas

THE OXFORD DENTAL COLLEGE BANGALORE INDIA

sudhannks@gmail.com09886035137

Outcome results