Effect of acupuncture at the LI-4 point on reducing pain during local anesthetic injection in children aged 7 to 12 years

Studying the effect of acupuncture at the LI-4 point on reducing pain during local anesthetic injection in children aged 7 to 12 years

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250401065187N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-08

Start date

2025-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

This study examines pain from anesthetic injections in children aged 7 to 12 years who require pulpal, restorative, or tooth extraction treatments in the maxilla..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Children in this group receive acupuncture at the LI-4 point before anesthesia injection. An acupuncture bead is placed at this point and rotated every 5 minutes to

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children who are in the ASA I and ASA II categories Children who have visited the dentist for the first time Children who receive a score of 3 and 4 (positive and completely positive) on the Frankel rating scale will be included in the study. If there is no abscess or fistula and no previous pain in the area of ??interest that requires bilateral treatment of the upper jaw, they will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Questions are asked about a history of sensitivity to local anesthetics, use of nerve-blocking drugs, previous dental visits, and treatments. If the answers are positive, the patient is excluded from the study. Also, if the child does not cooperate for the injection or does not return for subsequent sessions, he or she will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome variable: Reported pain level after anesthetic injection, measured with the Wong Baker Pain Scale. This variable directly determines the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of the intervention (acupuncture) and the study sample size was calculated based on it. Timepoint: Timing of measurements: Pain levels and physiological parameters are measured and recorded before injection, during injection, and 3 to 5 minutes after injection. Method of measurement: Measurement method: Pain level is recorded with the Wong Baker Pain Scale, and physiological parameters of heart rate (BPM) and oxygen saturation (%) are measured with a pulse oximeter before, during, and after the injection.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary outcome variable: Reported pain level after anesthetic injection, measured with the Wong Baker Pain Scale. This variable directly determines the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of the intervention (acupuncture) and the study sample size was calculated based on it. Timepoint: Timing of measurements: Pain levels and physiological parameters are measured and recorded before injection, during injection, and 3 to 5 minutes after injection. Method of measurement: Measurement method: Pain level is recorded with the Wong Baker Pain Scale, and physiological parameters of heart rate (BPM) and oxygen saturation (%) are measured with a pulse oximeter before, during, and after the injection.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Ghanavati

Islamic Azad University

ghanavatim340@gmail.com00982122564571/3

Outcome results

None listed

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