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To Compare And Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Three Different Distraction Methods In Combating Children Dental Anxiety And Fear By Assessing Psychological And Physiological Parameters

To Compare And Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Three Different Distraction Methods In Combating Children Dental Anxiety And Fear By Assessing Psychological And Physiological Parameters: A Randomized Clinical Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/081396
Enrollment
80
Registered
2025-02-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: K051- Chronic gingivitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Group I- Visual-Distraction: Chidren treated in the influence of Visual Distraction Intervention2: Group-II- Thaumaturgic Distraction: Children treated in the influence of Thaumaturgic

Sponsors

Dr Manash Pratim Baruah
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i. Children within age group of 6-10 years, having their first dental visit. ii. Children who fall under the American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) category I (defined as normal healthy patient). iii. Guardians and Children who are willing to participate in the study. iv. Children without any systemic and mental disorders. v. Children who require oral prophylaxis treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i. Children with special healthcare needs. ii. Guardians or children who refused to participate in the study. iii. A child having carious or cavity lesion, in any of the teeth requiring restoration or any treatment other than oral prophylaxis. iv. Emergency needs such as a drainage of abscess or extraction. v. Children with a previous history of painful invasive dental procedures. vi. Children who did not have parental consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome in general, is to help combat dental anxiety and fear among children, so that they grow into adults who arent fearful of getting any dental treatment done on themselves in the future upon requirementTimepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expectation is to develop a society of individuals who donot fear and become anxious in the dental environment so as to have lower prevelance of dental problems in the futureTimepoint: 10 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kavita Dhinsa

Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences

grover.kavita@gmail.com9721222260

Outcome results

None listed

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