Virtual Reality Distraction in Patients Undergoing Periodontal Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Anxiety; Virtual Reality; Oral Surgery
• Interventions: Procedure: Periodontal surgery without virtual reality distraction; Procedure: Periodontal surgery with virtual reality distraction

• Registration Number: NCT06092177
• Lead Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of virtual reality technology on anxiety and pain levels in patients undergoing periodontal surgery.

Participants will be randomly assigned into test and control groups. While the patients in the test group will undergo periodontal surgery with virtual reality distraction, the patients in the control group without distraction. After treatment, the groups will be compared regarding anxiety and pain levels.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Study Start: 2022-05-02
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-03
• Study Completion: 2023-05-02
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-19
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals over the age of 18
• Systemically healthy patients
• Need for periodontal surgical treatment in the mandibular anterior region
• Scoring 15 or above on the modified dental anxiety scale

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a history of seizures or a convulsive disorder
• Balance disorders such as nystagmus, vertigo
• Use of psychotropic drugs
• Getting treatment for anxiety
• Presence of dermatological lesions on the face, especially around the eyes
• A lesion in the eye that will prevent the use of virtual reality glasses
• Systemic disease and medication use that contraindicate periodontal surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control group	Periodontal surgery without virtual reality distraction	The group will include patients who undergo periodontal surgery without virtual reality distraction
Test group	Periodontal surgery with virtual reality distraction	The group will include patients who undergo periodontal surgery with virtual reality distraction

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety level	Preoperative, immediately postoperative	Modified dental anxiety scale where higher scores mean a worse outcome and has a minimum value of 5 and a maximum value of 25

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain level	Preoperative, immediately postoperative	Visual analog scale where higher scores mean a worse outcome and has a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 10
Diastolic blood pressure	Preoperative, intraoperative, immediately postoperative	Blood pressure will be measured by a sphygmomanometer.
Systolic blood pressure	Preoperative, intraoperative, immediately postoperative	Blood pressure will be measured by a sphygmomanometer.
Heart rate	Preoperative, intraoperative, immediately postoperative	The frequency of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kutahya Health Sciences University; 🇹🇷 Kutahya, Turkey