Comparison of the effectiveness ofACTand CBTon pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: dental anxiety.

• Registration Number: IRCT20190505043473N2
• Lead Sponsor: Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

People living in Isfahan
age between 19-50 years
old higher education level than middle school
Willingness to attend intervention sessions and giving written consent
minimum physical and cognitive abilities for participating in psychological interventions
Supplementary studying of psychiatric criteria using SCL-90-R self-report questionnaire
Having the dental anxiety using Stouthard dental anxiety Inventory
Having at least 20 natural teeth
Additional confirmation of dental anxiety will report by pulse oximeters by a dentist
Heart rate of each patient will be measured after relaxing for 5 minutes in the waiting room for 2 times.Then it will be measured twice during the dental treatment, and the mean values will be compared.If the second measure was at least 5 beats per minute higher than the first one, the patient will participate in the study
Having at least one treated teeth

Exclusion Criteria

systemic diseases or congenital syndromes approved by an internal specialist
psychiatric disorders except dental anxiety according to DSM-5 criteria
need for emergent dental care approved by a dentist
Graduated in any fields of dentistry and psychology
receiving psychiatric therapies and chemical drugs in the last six months

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Coping Strategies score in Coping Strategies Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, after 3 months. Method of measurement: Coping Strategies Questionnaire.;Severity of Pain Perception score by McGill Pain Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, after 3 months. Method of measurement: McGill Pain Questionnaire.;Disaster Pain Imagery score by Pain Catastrophe Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, after 3 months. Method of measurement: Pain Catastrophe Scale.;Pain Related Anxiety score by Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention, after 3 months. Method of measurement: Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale.