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Reducing Child Anxiety in Dental Injections:Alpha Binaural Beats vs. 432Hz Music vs. Control Groups

Comparison of the effects of ?Alpha binaural beat and 432 Hz music on anxiety in children aged 6 to 12 years during inferior alveolar block anesthesia injection: A four-group randomized clinical trial with active and inactive control groups

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250611066181N1
Enrollment
48
Registered
2025-10-28
Start date
2025-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

The subject of this study is the level of stress in children during dental anesthesia injection accompanied by various acoustic interventions. The variables measured in this study include blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, and Frankel score..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Binaural Beat Alpha receiver combined with nature sounds for 10 minutes. Intervention 2: Intervention group : Receiving 432 Hz wordless music for 10 minutes. Interv

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6 to 12 years requiring dental treatment with an inferior alveolar block anesthetic injection Children with no history of dental treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dental treatment history Child/Parent Refusal Hearing disorders Psychological disorders (depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder) and use of psychological medications Chronic pain Uncooperative children who require other behavioral control methods Neurological and sensory disorders and history of epilepsy and seizures Brain injury

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate. Timepoint: Before starting the vocal intervention, during the injection of the inferior alveolar block anesthesia, and 1 minute after the completion of the anesthesia injection. Method of measurement: Pulse oximeter.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before starting the vocal intervention, during the injection of the inferior alveolar block anesthesia, and 1 minute after the completion of the anesthesia injection. Method of measurement: Pulse oximeter.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBita Azizi

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Bita.azizi.78@gmail.com+98 41 3326 6264

Outcome results

None listed

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