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A study comparing different topical methods to reduce pain and anxiety in children during different dental injections

Comparative evaluation of different pre-anesthetics efficacy in reducing pain perception and anxiety in children during different local anesthesia techniques: a randomized controlled trial. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087654
Enrollment
240
Registered
2025-05-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Benzocaine gel 20%: Benzocaine gel is a topical anesthetic commonly used to numb the oral mucosa before administering local anesthesia. It provides temporary pain relief by blocking ner

Sponsors

Dr Heena Poptani
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Healthy children with no systemic illness, history of allergies Positive and definitely positive Frankl behaviour rating scale children 2.Children requiring administration of local anesthesia for dental treatment. 3.Children with deep carious primary teeth in upper or lower arch excluding primary mandibular second molars 4.Consent provided by parent(s)/guardian(s). 5.Children with no previous experience of intraoral local anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children with known systemic illness 2.Negative and Definitely negative Frankel behaviour rating scale children 3.Children less than 5 years of age 4.Children with deep carious primary mandibular second molars. 5.Children with known allergy to any of the components of local anesthesia or any pre-anesthetic medication included in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain and anxiety assessment using appropriate pain and anxiety scalesTimepoint: At baseline, 2 minutes, 5 minutes and 30 minutes after LA administration

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
nilTimepoint: nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rakesh N Bahadure

Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur

poptaniheena2000@gmail.com7020931450

Outcome results

None listed

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