Correlation of Children and Parental Anxiety and Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises on Anxiety Reduction

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Dental Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: Diaphragmatic Breathing; Behavioral: Bubble Blower Breathing; Behavioral: Tell Show Do

• Registration Number: NCT06279091
• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study to evaluate the correlation between children and parental dental anxiety as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercises on anxiety reduction.

Detailed Description

This study evaluated The Correlation of Children and Parental Anxiety and Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises on Anxiety Reduction

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-23
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-05
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-26
• Study Completion: 2024-05-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Children aged 5_8 years old.
• Moderate or severe dental anxiety based on the (CDAS).
• Good general health, free from any systemic diseases or psychological disorders.
• Teeth indicated for restoration treatment under local anesthesia.
• No allergy to anesthetic drugs

Exclusion Criteria

• Use of analgesics before treatment.
• Presenting with acute pain and requiring emergency dental treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Diaphragmatic breathing technique	Diaphragmatic Breathing	apply normal treatment with breathing exercises as relaxation and distruction technique to reduce the dental anxiety.
Bubble Blower breathing technique	Bubble Blower Breathing	apply normal treatment with breathing exercises by bubbleblower which is a play therapy as relaxation and distruction technique to reduce the dental anxiety.
tell show do technique	Tell Show Do	apply normal treatment with basic behavioral technique as a control group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
scale of dental anxiety by Venham Clinical Anxiety Scale (VCAS)	up to 12 Weeks	This scale rates anxiety levels on a scale from 0 to 5. A score of 0 indicates relaxation, smiling, willingness, and the ability to converse. On the other hand, a score of 5 represents general loud crying and an inability to engage in verbal communication or cope with the situation.
scale of dental anxiety by Pulse Oximeter	up to 12 weeks	To measure heart rate
scale of dental anxiety by Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (CDAS)	up to 12 Weeks	The CDAS is composed of four questions, with each question offering five possible responses. These responses are rated on a scale from 1 (representing no anxiety) to 5 (indicating extreme anxiety). The total anxiety score, which ranges from 4 to 20, is calculated by summing the scores from these questions. This scale categorizes anxiety levels as low (CDAS 4-8), moderate (CDAS 9-12), and high anxiety (CDAS 13-20).; this scale used to evaluate correlation of children and parental anxiety.
scale of dental anxiety by Facial Image Scale (FIS)	up to 12 Weeks	It consists of a single item with five response options, represented by faces ranging from severely happy(1) to very sad (5).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mansura University; 🇪🇬 Mansoura, Dakahlia, Egypt