Reducing pain and anxiety in children during dental injections using visual and sound distraction

Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of optical illusion, binaural beats and combination of both on pain perception and anxiety levels in children aged 8-10 years during local anesthesia administration: A randomized control trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/092802

Enrollment

160

Registered

2025-08-11

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Optical illusion: Children will wear a Virtual reality headset displaying optical illusion videos during inferior nerve block administration Intervention2: Binaural Beats: Children will

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy cooperative children aged 8 10 years Moderate dental anxiety Corah scale Requiring inferior alveolar nerve block Capable of communication and understanding

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with systemic illness Mental or physical impairment Visual or auditory impairment Prior painful dental experience Requiring emergency treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain perception and Anxiety levelsTimepoint: pain perception will be assessed at the time of injecting local anesthesia and anxiety level will be assessed before during and after injecting local anesthesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKunal Audichya

Pacific dental college and hospital

pedodinesh2003@yahoo.co.in9414158235

Outcome results