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Comparison of pain and anxiety rate in children using two different behavioral guidance techniques

Comparison of pain and anxiety rate in children aged 4 to 7 years during dental procedures using two different behavioral guidance techniques, conversation distraction and " intentional mistake distraction "

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20241012063341N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-11-16
Start date
2024-10-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-08

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Conditions

Comparison of the effects of different behavioral guidance methods, intentional mistake distraction and conversation distraction, on the pain and anxiety of 4-7 year old children during dental treatment..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Children are initially divided into two groups, both of which receive the intervention in a different order. Group 1: therapy session 1: intentional mistake distr

Sponsors

Arak University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children 4 to 7 years old Healthy children in terms of genetic, systemic and learning ability All children in need of pulpotomy and SSC treatment of maxillary first molar teeth bilaterally Children without any history of dentistry and hospitalization Children with a positive status (positive or definitely positive) according to Frankel's cooperation criterion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Failure to accompany patients until the last stage of the study Children with decayed teeth in other parts of the mouth have a higher treatment priority than the treatment of maxillary first molars. The presence of severe pain or the necessity of treatment in one of the maxilla's first molars excludes the study from randomization. Changing the child's cooperation clearly during the treatment and leaving the positive or definitely positive cooperation situation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pulse rate. Timepoint: Three minutes after the child sits on the unit at the beginning of the treatment session and during the application of the behavioral guidance method during the injection of local anesthesia. Method of measurement: Pulse oximeter device: one of the symptoms of an anxiety state is an increase in heart rate, to check the level of anxiety, you can use the number of pulses per minute (Pulse rate/min), in this study, for this purpose, the digital electronic device 300 OXY (Microlife AG, Winadu, Switzerland) will be used by placing the probe of the device on the index finger of the child's left hand, and the score recorded in two sessions will be compared.;Face-Pain Rating. Timepoint: After applying local anesthesia. Method of measurement: Face Pain Rating (FPR) scale: This scale is used as a subjective criterion according to Table no.2 in the appendices to measure pain, which will be scored by the child himself using the attached picture, after applying local anesthesia, and the score determined is compared with the score of the next session.;Sound-eye-motor table. Timepoint: After the start of the certain behavioral guidance method, during the injection of anesthetic drug, according to the movements and situations related to the child's voice, eyes and body position, the corresponding score will be determined. Method of measurement: Table: Sound Eye Motor (SEM) This scale will be scored as an objective measure of pain according to Table No. 1 in the appendices, during the treatment sessions, after the start of a certain behavioral guidance method, during the injection of anesthetic drugs with attention The movements and situations related to the child's voice, eyes and body position will be assigned a score and recorded by a trained dental assistant (observer) of this criterion. will be compared.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSanaz Valipour Shokuhi

Arak University of Medical Sciences

shokohy.a.90@gmail.com+98 86 3222 3794

Outcome results

None listed

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