Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Conditions
Keywords
ADHD, behavioral management, dental management
Brief summary
Evaluation of effect of relaxation technique (Muscle Relaxation) on behavioral management and anxiety control of ADHD children during dental treatment.
Detailed description
Evaluation of effect of relaxation technique (Muscle Relaxation) on behavioral management and anxiety control of ADHD children during dental treatment compared to Tell Show Do technique (control group) using modified Frankl scale.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMuscle Relaxation
* Ask the child to lie down in a comfortable position. Ask him/her to notice how their muscles feel in each part of the body. Taking one area of the body at a time (face, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, abdomen, legs, feet, and toes). * Instruct the child to contract the muscles for 5 seconds, take a deep breath, and release. * Next, instruct the child to contract all muscles simultaneously, hold for 5 seconds, then release. * Finally, ask him/her to notice how his/her muscles feel after the exercise.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Outcome assessor responsible for evaluating child behavior & cooperation will be masked
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 9 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children: 6 to 9 years old ADHD children * Teeth: Teeth requiring dental treatment or preventive measure.
Exclusion criteria
* Non ADHD children. * ADHD children having allergy to local anaesthesia or systemic problem that contraindicate dental treatment. * Refusal of participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Modified Frankl Scale for child cooperation | one day | Rating 1: DEFINITLY NEGATIVE (--): Refusal of treatment, crying forcefully, fearful, or any other overt evidence of extreme negativism. * Rating 2: NEGATIVE (-): Reluctant to accept treatment, uncooperative, some evidence of negative attitude but not pronounced, i.e. sullen, withdrawn. * Rating 3: NEGATIVE POSITIVE (-+): Fluctuation between uncooperativeness and some evidence of unpronounced negative attitude, and cautious acceptance to treatment with reservation shifting throughout the visit. * Rating 4: POSITIVE (+): Acceptance of treatment; at times cautious, willingness to comply with the dentist, at times with reservation but patient follows the dentist's directions cooperatively. * Rating 5: DEFINITLY POSITIVE (++): Good rapport with the dentist, interested in the dental procedures, laughing and enjoying the situation. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Completion of treatment | one day | weather the dental treatment completed or not |
Contacts
Primary ContactNouran Khalifa
Backup ContactRasha Adel
Outcome results
None listed