Reducing Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Patients Through Passive Music Therapy

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Anxiety, Dental
• Interventions: Behavioral: Music

• Registration Number: NCT03943836
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if passive music listening decreases anxiety in patients undergoing dental procedures and if the effects of music therapy are influenced by gender, age, and amount or type of dental treatment needed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-09
• Study Start: 2019-07-09
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-08
• Study Completion: 2020-01-08
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System I (ASA I) I and American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System II (ASA II)
• Patient needs restorative procedure (with or without local anesthesia or nitrous oxide)
• Received previous dental restorative treatment (detected via visual or radiographic evidence of previous restoration - no additional radiographs will be exposed for this study; exposed radiographs will be previously obtained, as needed,for comprehensive or periodic dental reasons)

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with hearing impairments
• Uncooperative patients at examination appointment (detected by Frankl behavior score of 1 or 2)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music Group	Music	Patients listen to music

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety as assessed by the Pediatric 7 question survey	immediately after the dental procedure (within 5 minutes after procedure)	The total score ranges from 7-49, with lower scores indicating less anxiety.
Parent's prediction of child's anxiety in the dental office as assessed by survey	baseline	The total score ranges from 0-10. A lower score indicates less anxiety.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States