Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Aculief Acupressure Device.: Aculief acupressure device attached to LI4 point to reduce pain in needle insertion during local anesthesia to be used in all the 80 cases over a period of
Sponsors
Dr Nidhi Chauhan
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. children who require any pediatric procedure to be done under local anesthesia. 2. Children with no prior experience with local anesthesia. 3. Children with Frankl behavior rating scale grade 3 and 4.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with special health care needs. 2. Patients with blisters, rashes, open wounds and swelling in and around LI 4 acupressure point. 3. Patients with history of hypersensitivity reactions to anesthetic agents. 4. Recent trauma to oral tissues.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of the aculief acupressure device on the reduction of during local anesthesia in children and compare it with the topical anesthetic gel.Timepoint: After a period of 1 year. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To evaluate the effect of the Aculief acupressure device on the reduction of pain during LA in children using SEM scale & Wong-Bakers FACES Pain Rating scale. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of topical anesthetic gel on needle insertion pain during administration of LA using SEM scale & Wong-Bakers FACES Pain Rating scale. 3. To compare & evaluate the effect of the Aculief acupressure device with topical gel during LA administration.Timepoint: Over a period of 1 year. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactNidhi Chauhan
SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana.
Outcome results
None listed