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Comparing the effectiveness of three kinds of fidgets in reducing anxiety in children exposed to injection.

Comparing the effectiveness of anti-stress fidget spinner, poppet ball and cube in reducing anxiety in children exposed to inferior alveolar nerve block injection.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20231010059681N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-10-17
Start date
2023-10-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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Conditions

Reducing children's anxiety during inferior alveolar nerve block injection.

Interventions

Intervention 1: first intervention group: Basic behavioral modification techniques, TSD, positive verbal reinforcement are applied while applying local anesthetic gel to the area for 30 seconds follow

Sponsors

Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The presence of dental caries in deciduous mandibular molar teeth, which requires inferior alveolar nerve block injection for treatment. Age group 6 to 12 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of oral injection Sensitivity to anesthetic solution Previous history of pain caused by pulp inflammation due to possible hyperalgesia or allodynia syndromes bad experience with medical treatments Primary anxiety disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frankel scale score. Timepoint: after the injection. Method of measurement: Frankel scale.;RMS Pictorial scale (RMS-PS) score. Timepoint: after the injection. Method of measurement: RMS Pictorial scale (RMS-PS).;Peripheral oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Timepoint: in two stages before the injection and after the injection. Method of measurement: Pulse oximeter.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactIman Bavafa

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

i.bavafa@yahoo.com+98 23 3332 1026

Outcome results

None listed

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