To Assess Breathing Exercise as a Relaxation Method

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Anxiety

• Registration Number: NCT06698523
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Brief Summary

in this study investigator evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise using two different play toys in reducing dental anxiety.

Detailed Description

bubble blower and pin wheel are used to facilitate breathing exercise and to reduce dental anxiety hence more cooperation of participants during dental treatment

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-30
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-18
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• children that had been introduced to dental setting without receiving any dental treatment
• According to Corah 's dental anxiety scale children classified with score 19 or more
• No learning disability or psychological disorder or parental anxiety

Exclusion Criteria

• children in emergency visit
• Allergy to anesthetic drugs
• Use of analgesic before treatment
• Teeth with necrotic pulp
• children whose parents refused to sign informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate to assess child's dental anxiety	during dental treatment after local anesthetic injection. Heart rate is measured in beats/min measured twice, first before any dental treatment and measured a second time after 7-10 minutes after injection of local anesthesia	correlating participants anxiety to heart rate the higher the heart rate indicating the higher the anxiety level of patients
Venham picture test used to assess dental anxiety	during dental treatment recorded before any treatment is done and after five minutes of injection of local anesthesia	score 0-8, it is an eight cards photos that are shown to children if child chooses the more anxious child in picture this is recorded as a score, the higher the score the more anxious the participants.
Salivary Alpha amylase	before any dental treatment is done and 7-10 minutes after injection of local anesthesia	collecting saliva sample for assessment of alpha amylase by ELISA test, saliva collected twice before and after injection of local anesthesia and correlating concentration to dental anxiety the higher the concentration of alpha amylase indicates more anxious children

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Innovation of a new protocol in behavior management prior to painful dental procedure	during dental treatment that will take 15-30 minutes	breathing exercise using play toys as behavior management

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University Faculty of Dentistry; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt