A Needle in the Cloak is the Clinician’s Master Stroke

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Other specified anxiety disorders,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/10/016198
• Lead Sponsor: Padminee Krishnan

Brief Summary

Dental fearand anxiety are widely prevalent among children deteriorating their cooperationduring dental procedures. One major cause for dental fear and anxiety is theprocedural intervention with needles and syringes. The visual impact created onthe sight of the needle deters the child’s cooperation towards the treatment.Hence in the current study, the use of camouflage syringe was compared withconventional syringe by assessing the behavior and anxiety of the child.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2019-06-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1.Children with no past dental experience 2.Children with no medical complications 3.Children who require treatment under Local anesthesia in 2 different quadrants 4.Children and parent willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Children with special health care needs’ 2.Children allergic to local anesthesia 3.Children who require treatment under local anesthesia in only one quadrant 4.Children and parents who are not willing to participate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart Rate, Oxygen saturation	Using Pulse oximeter before, during and after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
FLACC score -Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability	During administration of local anesthesia

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SRM Dental College and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

SRM Dental College and Hospital

🇮🇳Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

Padminee Krishnan

Principal investigator

9710066890

padminee.krish@gmail.com