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Aromatics for controlling dental anxiety in children: a clinical study

Aromatherapy in the management of dental anxiety in pediatric dental patients: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7bmw7t2
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-12-20
Start date
2024-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

lavender

Interventions

This is a one-arm, blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical study. Experimental group: 50 children who will seek care at the UFVM pediatric dentistry clinic. These children will undergo inhalatio

Sponsors

Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents and/or guardians authorize the child to participate in the research. Children who score between 5 and 8 on the modified Venham Pictures Test scale. Children without health impairment. Children with the intellectual capacity to answer questions. Patients between 6 and 12 years of age. Both genders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with allergies. Children with cognitive difficulties. Children with systemic impairments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find an average difference in anxiety in children of 50%, measured through physiological and psychometric parameters

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find an average difference in improvement in children's behavior of 50%, measured through psychometric parameters

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMillena Muniz

Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

millena.fernandes@ufvjm.edu.br+55-38-35326024

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)