Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Pain and Anxiety in Children during Dental Treatment
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/05/013873
- Lead Sponsor
- ekshmi Radhakrishnan Suresh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Children within the age group of 5-8 years, and belonging to ASA categories I and II.
Children with at least 1 carious primary molar requiring vital pulp therapy.
Children who had a predisposition for childhood anxiety disorders, screened at their first attendance for scores greater than 25 on SCARED questionnaire.
Children with a previous history of painful invasive medical or dental procedures, or a record of negative dental behavior.
Children with a history of epilepsy.
Children who were needed to be sedated and/or managed under general anaesthesia
Children on medications, including corticosteroids, that could interfere with cortisol secretions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety rating as measured using the faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale - revised [MCDAS(f)-r]Timepoint: Before seating the child jn the dental operatory and After completion of the dental treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain perceived as measured using the Wong Bakers faces Pain Rating ScaleTimepoint: After completion of the dental treatment;Salivary cortisol levelsTimepoint: 10 minutes before start of the dental treatment, 20 minutes after start of the dental treatment, and after completion of the dental treatment.
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