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A clinical study to determine the reduction in anxiety in children using syringes with either scalpel bevel or camouflaging with toys and to substantiate their role in pediatric dentistry.

Comparative evaluation of pain and anxiety using physiological vs psychological pain reducing injection methods in pediatric patients undergoing local anesthesia: An in vivo study. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082405
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Physiological Approach: Using scalpel bevel modified injection needles as a replacement of conventional syringes to perform LA in pediatric patients as they tend to reduce the pain and

Sponsors

Dr Mahak Kaur Chhabra
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pediatric population. 2. Co-operative patients (Frankel s III or IV). 3. Children with no learning disabilities. 4. Patients who need extraction. 5. Patients who need pulp treatment. 6. Written consent of the legal guardian.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children who refuse to participate in the study. 2. Uncooperative children (Frankel s I and II). 3. Medically compromised patient. 4. Children with special health care needs. 5. Children under any kind of medication. 6. Hypersensitivity to local anesthetic agent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improved Pain and Anxiety Management, Enhanced complianceTimepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Behaviour modificationTimepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kapil dev Gupta

Teerthankar Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad

Mahekchhabra90@gmail.com9760183087

Outcome results

None listed

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