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A Study Comparing Children s Pain, Fear and Anxiety During Dental Numbing Injections Using a Conventional Syringe and a New Injection Device

Comparative evaluation of pain perception, physiological responses and fear-anxiety during administration of local anaesthesia for inferior alveolar nerve block using conventional syringe vs new la device- a randomized split mouth study in children - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/05/110921
Enrollment
90
Registered
2026-05-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Conventional LA syringe-needle: Inferior alveolar nerve block given with conventional LA syringe on one side in one visit Control Intervention1: Woodpecker Starpen (New LA Device): Infe

Sponsors

Dr Ruchit Mukesh Mehta
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Children of age 7-11 years. 2) Children requiring dental treatment on both the quadrant of lower jaw. 3) Children requiring IANB prior to the dental treatment. 4) No cognitive impairment. 5) Healthy children with no underlying systemic medical condition.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Medically compromised children. 2) Special children with mental disabilities. 3) Children having allergy to content of local anaesthesia. 4) Parents who are not willing to give assent for their child to participate in study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that administration of LA with the new LA device might result in lower pain perception, comparatively less physiologic response i.e. less increase in pulse rate and reduced fear-anxiety levels compared to LA administration with a conventional syringe.Timepoint: At Base

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Swati Mittal

Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

drmittal81@gmail.com9909947117

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026