Effect of Virtual Reality on Dental Patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety, Dental; Child Behavior Problem
• Interventions: Device: virtual reality in dental patients

• Registration Number: NCT04942145
• Lead Sponsor: University of Salamanca

Brief Summary

Clinicians should appreciate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) headsets for managing both the anxiety and the behaviour of dental patients. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using a VR headset as a distraction for managing the anxiety and behaviour of patients during their dental treatment related to underlying psychological factors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-10
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-10
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-28
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-03
• Study Completion: 2025-01-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy volunteers with dental needs.
• Children with parental consent

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with cognitive impairments

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Virtual Reality Group	virtual reality in dental patients	With virtual reality. In order to relate the following variables with the effectiveness in reducing dental anxiety.MDAS TEST (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) FIS TEST (Facial Imagen Scale) Revised Neo Personality Test (NEO-FFI) Brief Cope Inventory, (coping strategies)
Control Grooup	virtual reality in dental patients	Without virtual reality. In order to relate the following variables with the effectiveness in reducing dental anxiety.MDAS TEST (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) FIS TEST (Facial Imagen Scale) Revised Neo Personality Test (NEO-FFI) Brief Cope Inventory, (coping strategies)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behaviour	3 years	FIS TEST
Personality traits	3 years	NEOFFI TEST
Dental anxiety	3 years	MDAS TEST
coping strategies	3 years	BRIEF COPE INVENTORY

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Clinica Odontológica de la Universidad de Salamanca; 🇪🇸 Salamanca, Spain

Javier Montero; 🇪🇸 Salamanca, Spain