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What Works Better Cartoons or Binaural Beats for Easing Dental Anxiety in Young Children

Comparative Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Binaural Beats With Cartoons In Alleviating Anxiety In 4 To 8 Year- Old Paediatric Dental Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091840
Enrollment
48
Registered
2025-07-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F430- Acute stress reaction Health Condition 2: F409- Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Binaural Beats with cartoons: 10 Minutes in total Control Intervention1: Cartoons Video: Pediatric dental patients will be presented with only Cartoons in the form of videos.

Sponsors

King Georges Medical University Lucknow
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Children who require an extraction. 2.Children with Frankel rating scale 2 and 3 3.Children who have the cognitive ability to understand and engage with the intervention. 4.Children who are willing to wear headphones to listen to the binaural beats. Children who are willing to watch cartoons on a screen Children without significant medical problems that could affect anxiety levels.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any medical condition such as epilepsy, psychiatric illness or hearing impairment. 2. Children with a Frankel rating scale of 1 and 4 3. Patients who find sounds unpleasant. 4. Children with cognitive impairments that could affect their ability to follow instructions. Children who have already been exposed to binaural beats. Patients who are not willing to wear headphones or watch cartoons.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in anxiety and pulse rate will be observedTimepoint: Baseline, 5 minutes after starting the procedure and after completion of the procedure

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint:

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Rajeev Kumar Singh

King Georges Medical University, Lucknow

afrozalamansari@rediffmail.com9335166662

Outcome results

None listed

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