Health Condition 1: F402- Specific (isolated) phobias
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Cognitive Reappraisal via Audio-Visual Education: Patients will be shown a short educational video/visual explanation about the local anesthesia injection procedure to reduce anticipato
Sponsors
Manav Rachna Dental College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Requiring tooth extraction under local anaesthesia Self-reported fear of needles related to local anaesthesia Score indicating trypanophobia on the Multidimensional Fear-of-Injection Scale - MFIS Able and willing to provide informed consent - for those aged 14 18 consent from parent or guardian will also be obtained
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with generalized anxiety disorders or other diagnosed psychiatric conditions Currently receiving pharmacological anxiety management Hearing or visual impairments that interfere with interventions Medically compromised patients where LA is contraindicated Undergone recent therapy for needle phobia Non-cooperative or unable to comprehend the nature of the interventions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in needle-related anxiety measured using Multidimensional Fear-of-Injection Scale (MFIS) score Timepoint: Immediately before intervention (baseline) and immediately after local anesthesia injection on Day 0 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification of trypanophobic patients based on baseline MFIS scoreTimepoint: At baseline (pre-intervention) on Day 0;Change in MFIS score (pre- & post-intervention within each group)Timepoint: Baseline & immediately after local anesthesia injection on Day 0;Change in physiological parameters (heart rate & blood pressure)Timepoint: Before intervention & immediately after local anesthesia injection on Day 0 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Neeraj Bansal
Manav Rachna Dental College
Outcome results
None listed