Effectiveness of Smartphone Application in Reducing Anxiety During Pediatric Dental Procedures: a Controlled Clinical Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 78
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in dental anxiety scores
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 8 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •Children with previous dental experience.
- •Medically compromised children.
- •Children with special needs (physical or mental).
研究组 & 干预措施
smart phone application
Behavior modification of patients will be done by showing them smartphone application game. The game demonstrates the use of common dental equipment like mirrors, ultrasonic scalers, handpieces and suction tips, etc. in the form of animated pictures with visual and sound effects. The dentist will play the game to show the child the dental procedure that will be performed on him later.
干预措施: Tell-Play-Do (Behavioral)
traditional behavior management technique
Using traditional behavior management techniques (Tell-Show-Do) which will be applied prior to local anesthesia administration
干预措施: Tell-Show-Do (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in dental anxiety scores
时间窗: 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
时间窗: Baseline and immediate post operative
recorded by using pulse oximeter as a potential secondary measure of anxiety (physiological parameter).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
Assistant lecturer of DPH and Clinical statistician
Alexandria University