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Assessment of pain perception in children during LA administration while active, passive and active-passive distractio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/01/030286
Lead Sponsor
Dr Sabreen Gujral
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
108
Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 4-8 years

2. Presence of teeth with pulp involvement in which need of pulpal therapy necessitates the administration of local anaesthesia.

3. Co-operative patients (Franklââ?¬•s Behaviour Rating Scale ââ?¬â?? Positive + and Definitely Positive ++)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with sensory disabilities

2. Previous experience with intraoral injections.

3. Allergy to Lignocaine Hydrochloride

4. History of systemic illness

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To find a effective distraction technique for LA administration among VR glasses, softball compression or combination of both.The effectiveness will be measured using FLACC scale.The FLACC scale includes components of Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability. The primary outcome is to check if the given distraction tool is effectively distracting the child during LA administration which will be observed using the FLACC scale. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare between active distraction (softball compression), passive distraction (VR eye glasses) and active-passive distraction (VR eye glasses and softball compression) method for LA administration. The secondary outcome includes assessing which group out of the three were effectively distracted with the tool they were provided with.Timepoint: Baseline
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