Investigation of the possibility of using and accepting daily mindfulness exercises guided by a digital assistant in relation to the psychological and physical stress level as well as the perception of fear and pain in patients with dental anxiety

Investigation of the possibility of using and accepting daily mindfulness exercises guided by a digital assistant in relation to the psychological and physical stress level as well as the perception of fear and pain in patients with dental anxiety - Use of mindfulness exercises, carried out with the help of a digital health assistance system, in patients with dental anxiety

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034520

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-26

Start date

2024-12-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

In this guideline, pathological fear of dental treatment is understood as an intense emotional reaction to elements of the dental treatment situation that causes suffering for the person affected and that seems exaggerated in view of the actual dangers in the situation. It not only manifests itself through feelings of fear, threat and discomfort, but also leads to cognitive distortions in the perception of the situation, to typical physiological changes and to escape, evasion and avoidance react

Interventions

Group 1: Patients withPhase 1: HAF, demographic data, etc. Recruitment and consent: The Hierarchical Anxiety Questionnaire according to Jöhren (1999) is answered by the patients at the beginning to as

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Consent to participate by submitting a written consent form • Full understanding of the objectives and full ability to consent • People with light, moderate to high fear of dental treatment, defined as follows • HAF score of 15 or higher • People who need two fillings and local anesthesia • Sufficient hearing ability • Sufficient knowledge of German

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Inability to understand the consent form and/or adhere to the study protocol • Acute alcohol or drug dependence • No stable medication regimen (antidepressants have not been taken for 4 weeks, patients are only considered stable after 4 weeks of taking the medication) • Exclusion in case of cannabis consumption or tranquilizers that are not paused during the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
In an overall evaluation, taking into account the individual characteristics and needs of the participants, their personal feedback and various data collected before, during and after the dental treatment using questionnaires as well as various physiological parameters (pulse, oxygen saturation), new hypotheses are to be generated on the possibilities of future use of digital applications in the area of ??dental treatment anxiety. The focus is primarily on the stress level, the sensation of pain, the level of mindfulness and the acceptance of technology.	—

Measure

Time frame

In an overall evaluation, taking into account the individual characteristics and needs of the participants, their personal feedback and various data collected before, during and after the dental treatment using questionnaires as well as various physiological parameters (pulse, oxygen saturation), new hypotheses are to be generated on the possibilities of future use of digital applications in the area of ??dental treatment anxiety. The focus is primarily on the stress level, the sensation of pain, the level of mindfulness and the acceptance of technology.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
For the secondary project goals, reference is made to the demographic data and the various primary parameters and whether correlations between the collected parameters (fear, pain, mindfulness level, technology acceptance, technology affinity, personality) can also be observed.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTanja Veselinovic

Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik

tveselinovic@ukaachen.de025024026338

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026