Comparison effect of virtual reality glasses and audio distraction in reducing anxiety and pain during inferior alveolar nerve block in children aged 7 to 10 years

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230614058486N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-06-24

Start date

2023-06-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-06-26

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Conditions

pain and anxeity.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: In the first intervention group, the child uses virtual reality glasses during anesthesia injection. Tools used in virtual reality include audio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The presence of caries in the mandibular primary teeth that requires inferior alveolar nerve block injection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of intraoral injection allergic to Lidocaine History of pain due to pulp inflammation Primary anxiety disorder Unsuccessful and adverse experience with medical treatments History of anesthesia injection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain and anxiety using: FLACC index score; WBFP index score; changes in blood pressure; heart rate changes; FIS index score. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pain and stress using: FLACC index score; WBFP index score; changes in blood pressure; Changes in heart rate with wrist sphygmomanometer and FIS index score.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Zahra bahrololoomi

Yazd University of Medical Sciences

zbahrololoom@yahoo.com+98 35 7254 7500

Outcome results

None listed

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