Effect of Virtual Reality on Dental Patients

Behaviour, Anxiety Management, Personality Traits and Coping of Dental Patients Through Virtual Reality

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04942145

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-28

Start date

2018-01-10

Completion date

2025-01-10

Last updated

2022-11-03

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Conditions

Anxiety, Dental, Child Behavior Problem

Keywords

virtual reality, dental anxiety, behaviour, psychological factors

Brief summary

Clinicians should appreciate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) headsets for managing both the anxiety and the behaviour of dental patients. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using a VR headset as a distraction for managing the anxiety and behaviour of patients during their dental treatment related to underlying psychological factors.

Interventions

DEVICEvirtual reality in dental patients

The behavioral anxiety response of dental patients (with and without virtual reality) related to psychological factors is studied. Participants self-complete the questionnaires

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy volunteers with dental needs. * Children with parental consent

Exclusion criteria

* patients with cognitive impairments

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dental anxiety	3 years	MDAS TEST
Behaviour	3 years	FIS TEST
Personality traits	3 years	NEOFFI TEST
coping strategies	3 years	BRIEF COPE INVENTORY

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026