Evaluation of Custom-designed Dental Storybook on the Dental Anxiety and Behavior of Children

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Child Behavior; Dental Anxiety

• Registration Number: NCT06711367
• Lead Sponsor: October University for Modern Sciences and Arts

Brief Summary

Conventional behavior management techniques, namely: verbal communication and tell-show-do were used in the operatory for the participating children (Group A). The children allocated in intervention group (Group B) received a costume-designed storybook explaining the diagnosis and procedures of occlusal composite restoration

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-29
• Study Start: 2024-12-01
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-02
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-30
• Study Completion: 2025-05-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

• • Healthy children and children/parents can read and understand Arabic.

  • The child needs an occlusal composite restoration.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with special needs; children with a complete audiovisual impairment; children with
• Learning difficulties or mental retardation.
• Children who are not Arabic speakers.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child anxiety	through study completion, an average of four months	Venham anxiety scale (score from 1-8)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pulse rate	through study completion, an average of four months	Pulse oximeter

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

October University of Modern Sciences and Arts; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt