Pain Perception Following Computer-Controlled vs. Conventional Dental Anesthesia
- Conditions
- Pain Perception
- Registration Number
- NCT05192902
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Giessen
- Brief Summary
This single-blind two-arm randomized control trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the pain perception during and following administration of dental local anaesthesia using two different systems; i.e. computer-controlled (CCLA) and conventional.
- Detailed Description
The administration of local anaesthesia (LA) is associated with pain, fear and anxiety. Computer-controlled LA (CCLA) aims to control the administration speed and reduce pain, fear and anxiety. This randomised control trial (RCT) aims to compare the pain perception after CCLA and conventional LA, and it uses dental students as both test and operator group versus an experienced dentist as an additional operator of the LA.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- Dental students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Giessen enrolled in the course of Local Anaesthesia.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain on Puncture (PoP) Within 2 hours Self-reported pain intensity on puncture using visual analogue scale (0 = no pain- 10 = the worse pain)
Pain during Delivery (PdD) Within 2 hours Self-reported pain intensity during delivery of the anaesthetic solution sing visual analogue scale (0 = no pain- 10 = the worse pain)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dental Anxiety (DA) Within 2 hours Assessed by the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS)- Four questions survey with five possible answers. Each answer has a score: a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4, e = 5 Total possible = 20. Anxiety rating: 9 - 12 = moderate anxiety/ 13 - 14 = high anxiety/ 15 - 20 = severe anxiety
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Giessen
🇩🇪Gießen, Hessen, Germany
University of Giessen🇩🇪Gießen, Hessen, Germany