Effect of PlayStation Distraction in the Dental Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Global Behaviour Measure
• Interventions: Behavioral: Patients will play a video game with Rimax® multimedia eyeglasses that occlude the environment partially during the second treatment visit.

• Registration Number: NCT02180386
• Lead Sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Brief Summary

The aim of the study was to assess whether the behavior, anxiety, and dental pain of pediatric patients during dental treatment improves when a video game is played as method of distraction.

Detailed Description

global behavior Parental perception of patients' anxiety Patient's anxiety dental pain Heart Rate

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-02
• Primary Completion: 2016-05
• Study Completion: 2016-07
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged 6-8 years.
• Patients who required a minimum of 2 visits for restorative treatment.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with reduced audiovisual capabilities.
• Patients with psychological disorders.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Patients will play a video game with Rimax® multimedia eyeglasses that occlude the environment partially during the second treatment visit.	Patients will play a video game with Rimax® multimedia eyeglasses that occlude the environment partially during the second treatment visit.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Global behavior during the treatment	14 days	we will use the Frankl Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Degree of acceptance of the distraction method by the pediatric patient	14 days	"Did you enjoy seeing the cartoon film during the dental visit?" (Yes/No)
Self-reported anxiety during the treatment	14 days	we will use the Venham Picture Test
Heart rate during the treatment measures in different time points	14 days	We will use the the pulse oximeter
Parental perception of patient's anxiety	14 days	we will use the Modified Corah Anxiety Scale Questionnaire
Dental pain during the treatment	14 days	We will use the Wong-Baker Faces Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya; 🇪🇸 Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona, Spain