Smartphone Application in Reducing Dental Anxiety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Anxiety

• Registration Number: NCT04719299
• Lead Sponsor: Hams Hamed Abdelrahman

Brief Summary

evaluating the effectiveness of smartphone applications (Tell-Play-Do) (TPD) in reduction of preoperative anxiety in children undergoing restorative treatment, as measured by heart rate and Venham's Picture Test.

Detailed Description

A total of at least 78 patients aged from 6-8 years will be included. All participants will be divided equally into two groups. Study group TPD using smartphone application and Control group (Tell-Show-Do) (TSD) using traditional behavior management technique.

Dental anxiety using Venham's Picture Test and heart rate using pulse oximeter will be assessed during dental treatment

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-20
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-27
• Study Completion: 2020-12-27
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-20
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

• School-age children aged from 6-8 years.
• Presence of carious primary molars without pulpal involvement.
• Parents have the ability to write, read and willingness to participate in the study.
• First dental visit to the clinic.
• Normal healthy children.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with previous dental experience.
• Medically compromised children.
• Children with special needs (physical or mental).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in dental anxiety scores	Baseline and immediate post operative	The number of times the "anxious" figure will be chosen a score of one will be assigned and then totaled to give a final score (minimum score - zero; maximum score - eight) for each patient.; The final score will be interpreted as follow: 8 (Very high anxiety), Equal to or more than 6 and less than 8 (High anxiety), Equal to or more than 4 and less than 6 (Average), Equal to or more than 2 and less than 4 (Low anxiety), More than 0 and less than 2 (Very low anxiety) and 0 (No anxiety).
Change in heart rate	Baseline and immediate post operative	recorded by using pulse oximeter as a potential secondary measure of anxiety (physiological parameter).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University; 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt