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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN25824611
ISRCTN25824611
Completed
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Evaluation and comparison of the effectiveness of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) with an information pamphlet in management of Dental Anxiety patients

ACTA Amsterdam0 sites30 target enrollmentOctober 26, 2015

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
ACTA Amsterdam
Enrollment
30
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2016 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26920573 protocol 2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30717830/ (added 27/10/2022)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 26, 2015
End Date
September 30, 2016
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ACTA Amsterdam

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged between 18 and 60 years
  • 2\. Patients meeting the DSM\-4 diagnostic criteria of dental phobia
  • 3\. In need of a dental treatment with a planned maximum treatment length of 30 minutes

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Stereoblindness
  • 2\. Known other mental disorders such as psychosis, post\-traumatic stress disorder, developmental or intellectual disability and cognitive impairment
  • 3\. Hearing impairment
  • 4\. Visual impairment
  • 5\. Nystagmus
  • 6\. Known balance disorders such as vertigo and cybersickness
  • 7\. Patients with previous history of epileptic seizures
  • 8\. Any history of cardiac problems
  • 9\. Patients who are undergoing/have undergone any cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)\-based intervention
  • 10\. Language impediment (cannot understand English)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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