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Evaluation of the Use of RELAX Glasses on Anxiety of Patients Undergoing Dental Extraction > 2 Teeth, Under Local Anesthesia, Compared With Those Not Using Glasses

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Surgery
Interventions
Behavioral: RELAX glasses
Registration Number
NCT06589908
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes
Brief Summary

The vast majority of tooth extraction surgery is performed under local anaesthetic, and can be a source of anxiety. In their 2015 article, Appukuttan et al studied the anxiety felt by 1148 patients prior to tooth extraction, and reported up to 82% of patients anxious before a procedure.

In 2020, Yamashita et al demonstrated the value of virtual reality in reducing patient anxiety during the extraction of three impacted mandibular molars, with no clear effect on the pain felt by the patient.

The use of a virtual reality headset has been shown to reduce anxiety in dental surgery or in hand surgery under local anesthesia with the WALANT technique. On the other hand, virtual reality and the use of 3D can cause discomfort and side effects such as nausea and dizziness. Audiovisual distraction is also known to be effective in reducing pain and anxiety in patients, with fewer side effects.

The investigators have therefore chosen to use RELAX® eyewear. They wish to study its effect on anxiety, pain and overall patient and surgeon satisfaction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
106
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient undergoing dental extraction > 2 teeth under local anesthesia;
  • Over 14 years of age on the day of inclusion;
  • Patient with written consent or additional parental consent for minors;
  • Socially insured patient;
  • Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and duration.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Medical history contraindicating RELAX glasses
  • Known and current abuse of alcohol and/or illicit drugs that may interfere with patient safety and/or compliance;
  • Any condition that would render the patient unfit for the study: current presence of cognitive disorders (MMS < 15), severe psychiatric disorders (bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders according to DSM-V classification);
  • Major anxiety requiring preoperative anxiolytics;
  • Patient under court protection;
  • Patient participating in another study;
  • Patient's refusal to use glasses;
  • Visually impaired or blind patient.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group with RELAX glassesRELAX glassesBehavioral : RELAX glasses Glasses which are a solution of audiovisual sedation by positive distraction for hospital medical use
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in visual analogue scale anxiety scores after tooth extractionIn the 5 minutes after the end of surgery

The visual analogue anxiety scale from 0 to 10, with meaning no anxiety and 10 very high anxiety

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall satisfaction between the group using RELAX glasses and the group following the usual course (without RELAX glasses) measured by a visual analogue scaleImmediative postoperative

The visual analogue satisfaction scale ranges from 0 to 10, with 0 eaning unsatisfaction and 10indicating very high satisfaction

Variation in pain between entering and leaving the surgical technical platform between the 2 arms using a visual analogue scaleIn the 5 minutes after the end of surgery

The visual analogue pain scal range from 0 to 10, with 0 meaning non pain and 10 very high pain

Rate of patients receiving at least one analgesicAfter local anesthesia
Surgeon's satisfaction with the feasibility of the procedure in a patient wearing RELAX glasses filling in a self-assessment questionnaireImmediative postoperative

Self-assessment questionnaire consists of 2 questions :

Assessment of the severity of the operation on a scale of 0 to 10. 0 indicates no severity and 10 extreme severity.

Assessment of patient compliance on a scale from 0 to 10. 0 indicating that the patient was completely compliant and 10 indicating absolutely non-compliant.

Pre-existing anxiety, only in patients receiving RELAX glasses, measured with the STAI-YB score7 days (+/-3 days) after surgery

Only in patients receiving RELAX glasses : if the STAY-IB score is higher than 65, the patient is considered to have pre-existing anxiety

Evaluation of the impact of patient agitation on the operative procedure by filling in a self-assessment questionnaire after each operative procedure.Immediative postoperative

The questionnaire consists of 5 statements. The surgeon must tick only one of them:

* the patient was not agitated

* The patient was agitated, but this had no impact on the surgical procedure

* Patient agitation caused a change in the surgical procedure

* Patient agitation was the cause of a temporary suspension of the surgical procedure

* The patient's agitation is too great to consider continuing the procedure under local anaesthetic.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes

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Valenciennes, France

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