Distraction using an iPad during pulpotomy in childre

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Pain during dental treatment in children.; Fear and anxiety from dental treatment.; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000459628
• Lead Sponsor: Reem Attar

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

children should be 4 to 9 years old, with no medically or developmentally compromising conditions, and in need of vital pulp therapy treatment in the posterior region of the mouth. Each child patient should have at least two primary antimere molars with lesions of similar size requiring restorative treatment including pulpotomy.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with mental or cognitive problems that could compromise their basic comprehension of the trial and its conduct, those who were or are undergoing medical or dental treatment that might affect their behavior during the study, and those with heartbeat disorders. We will exclude children from the final analysis if they or their parents abandoned the study by their choice or any other reasons.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of an iPad versus audiovisual glasses in controlling pain (pain perceived by a patient as measured by Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale) and reducing disruptive behavior (as measured by North Carolina Behavior Rating Scale) during dental treatments in children.[Pain and behavior will rated during treatment. The ratings will be made at 7 separate intervals: (1) 5 minutes before treatment (BT), (2) during administration of local anesthesia (LA), (3) after rubber dam clamp placement (RD), (4) during caries removal (CR), (5) during pulp amputation (PA), (6) during insertion of the restorative material (RM), and (7) 5 minutes postoperatively (PO). ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of an iPad versus audiovisual glasses on heart rates of children during dental treatment. Child’s heart rates will be recorded during those intervals using a fingertip pulse oximetry[The heart rate recording will be made at 7 separate intervals: (1) 5 minutes before treatment (BT), (2) during administration of local anesthesia (LA), (3) after rubber dam clamp placement (RD), (4) during caries removal (CR), (5) during pulp amputation (PA), (6) during insertion of the restorative material (RM), and (7) 5 minutes postoperatively (PO). ]