Children and Adolescents With Dental Anxiety - Randomized Controlled Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavioral: Treatment As Usual

• Registration Number: NCT01798355
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive behaviour therapy is effective in the treatment of children and adolescents with dental anxiety. Our hypothesis is that children and adolescents who have been offered CBT shows significant better performance on outcome measures compared with patients in control group who have received treatment as usual.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-22
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-25
• Primary Completion: 2015-09
• Study Completion: 2015-09
• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• The patient and parents agree to participate in the research project
• A primary diagnosis of specific phobia (dental anxiety or needle phobia) can be established according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th. Edition.

Exclusion Criteria

• The diagnostic interview shows that other psychiatric or developmentally related diagnoses should be consider as the primary diagnosis
• The patient undergoing psychiatric examination and/or psychotherapy
• The patient has no dental treatment needs or the dental treatment needs are of an emergency nature.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	-
Treatment as usual	Treatment As Usual	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in dental anxiety	3 months and 12 months from baseline	Both child and parental versions of Children's Fear Survey Schedule - Dental Subscale will be administered.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Behavioral Avoidance	3 months and 12 months from baseline	Behavioral Avoidance Test consists of 18 dental situations. The patient is exposed to a situation at a time. Patients receive 1 point for every step he / she manage. The test is stopped when the patient does not want to go further.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden