Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Virtual Reality on Reducing Patients' Anxiety During Wisdom Teeth Extraction
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Virtual reality HypnoVR® (VR headset + hypnotic software), Control Group (No VR).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Dental Anxiety, Third Molar Extraction, Oral Surgery. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Virtual Reality on Reducing Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Wisdom Teeth Extraction
Overview
Dental anxiety is common during third molar extractions and may exacerbate pain perception. Local anesthesia does not prevent exposure to stress-inducing stimuli. Virtual reality (VR) combined with hypnotic scripts (HypnoVR®) provides immersive multisensory distraction. This study tests whether VR reduces perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain compared to local anesthesia alone.
Interventions
- Device Virtual reality HypnoVR® (VR headset + hypnotic software)
CE-marked class I device combining VR immersion with hypnotic text and music therapy to reduce anxiety and pain during oral surgery. - Other Control Group (No VR)
local anesthesia alone (no VR)
Primary outcome measures
- Anxiety reduction (MDAS questionnaire) [Time frame: Day 1]
- Anxiety reduction (MDAS questionnaire) [Time frame: Month1]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18-65
- Indication for extraction of 4 wisdom teeth or ≥2 mandibular wisdom teeth
- ASA I-II
- Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- Visual/hearing impairment
- Psychiatric disorders or psychotropics (<8 weeks)
- Claustrophobia
- Heavy smoking >10 cig/day
- Previous radiotherapy (jaw)
- ASA III-IV
- Pregnancy
- Antithrombotic therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Bisphosphonates
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Severe anxiety requiring GA or pharmacological sedation
- No health insurance affiliation.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07273968 · 9832