Comparison of the effectiveness of"ACT"and"CBT"on dental anxiety

Comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy on dental anxiety, cognitive emotion regulation and oral health-related quality of life in patients with dental anxiety

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190505043473N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-27

Start date

2019-05-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Dental anxiety.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Therapy based on acceptance and commitment: This treatment approach has six central processes that ultimately lead to psychological flexibility. These processes inc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

19 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People living in Isfahan age between 19-50 years old higher education level than middle school Willingness to attend intervention sessions and giving written consent minimum physical and cognitive abilities for participating in psychological interventions Supplementary studying of psychiatric criteria using SCL-90-R self-report questionnaire Having the dental anxiety using Stouthard dental anxiety Inventory Having at least 20 natural teeth Additional confirmation of dental anxiety will report by pulse oximeters by a dentist. Heart rate of each patient will be measured after relaxing for 5 minutes in the waiting room for 2 times.Then it will be measured twice during the dental treatment, and the mean values will be compared.If the second measure was at least 5 beats per minute higher than the first one, the patient will participate in the study Having at least one treated teeth

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: systemic diseases or congenital syndromes approved by an internal specialist sensation of pain byVAS (score higher than1) psychiatric disorders except dental anxiety according to DSM-5 criteria need for emergent dental care approved by a dentist Graduated in any fields of dentistry and psychology receiving psychiatric therapies and chemical drugs in the last six months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dental anxiety score in Stouthard dental anxiety Inventory. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, after 3 months. Method of measurement: Stouthard dental anxiety Inventory.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive emotion regulation. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, after 3 months. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire by Spinhoven with 36 questions.;Oral Health-related Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, after 3 months. Method of measurement: Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHIP-14).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactElham sadat Binandeh

Islamic Azad University

binandeh@mail.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 5512

Outcome results

None listed

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