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

Karolinska Institutet1 site in 1 country30 target enrollmentJanuary 2013

ConditionsDental Anxiety

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Dental Anxiety
Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet
Enrollment: 30
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Changes in dental anxiety
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2013

End Date

September 2015

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Shervin Shahnavaz

PhD

Karolinska Institutet

Eligibility Criteria

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.