The influence of virtual reality eye glasses on severity of pain and anxiety during inferior alveolar nerve block in 6-8 age children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201103126036N1

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-28

Start date

2010-04-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: situational anxiety. Condition 2: pain(tooth pain). Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood ,Other childhood emotional disorders Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structur,Toothache NOS es

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group: used an audiovisual eyeglasses system during dental treatment (the eyeglasses system showed TOM &GERRY cartoon for children). Intervention 2: The control group:

Behavior

The intervention group: used an audiovisual eyeglasses system during dental treatment (the eyeglasses system showed TOM &GERRY cartoon for children)

The control group: underwent injection with no intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 8 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The selected cases should have no systemic diseases such as bleeding problems, and mental disabilities. inclusion criteria: Existence of carious primary molars necessitating administration inferior alveolar nerve block anaesthesia, have no Previous experience of intra oral injection, have no allergy to Lidocaein, have no History of pain secondary to pulpitis favouring a biased context due to special pain status such as hyperalgesia or allodynia, have no History of unpleasant experiences in medical settings, have no mental, psychological and behaviour problems, absence of childhood anxiety related disorders, SCARED questionnaire score > 25

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain during dental injection. Timepoint: Immediately after injection. Method of measurement: pictorial VAS (Visual Analouge Scale).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Situational anxiety during dental injection. Timepoint: immediatly after injection. Method of measurement: MCDAS (Modified Children Dental Anxiety Scale).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Naser Asl Aminabadi

Department Of Pediatric Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

aslaminabadi@gmail.com+98 41133559657

Outcome results

None listed

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