Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of the trial is to assess how effective pregabalin, alprazolam, and placebo are at reducing anxiety levels of subjects who take a dose of these treatments 4 hours before a scheduled dental procedure.
Interventions
DRUGPregabalin
DRUGAlprazolam
DRUGPlacebo
Sponsors
Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Male or female outpatients 18 years of age or older who score 12 points or more on the Dental Anxiety Scale at screening and baseline evaluations and have a scheduled appointment for an elective dental procedure.
Exclusion criteria
* Current diagnosis of any of the DSM-IV anxiety disorders. * Current diagnosis of major depressive disorder, dysthymia, schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders as assessed by the M.I.N.I. at screening, or current diagnosis of delirium, dementia, or body dysmorphic disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from baseline to endpoint on the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The changes from baseline to endpoint, and changes from baseline to each rating timepoint differ among the three treatment groups for the VAS-Anxiety, VAS-Sedation, Time to Onset of Activity Scales scores, and, Dental Anxiety scales. | — |
Countries
Germany, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed