Evaluation of Audiovisual Aids and Parental Presence for Anxiety Reduction in Pediatric Dental Patients
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Audiovisual Aids, Parental Presence.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anxiety in Children. Basic parameters: 4 years — 11 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
- Pakistan
- 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
Effectiveness of Behavior Modification Techniques on Anxiety Reduction in Pediatric Patients: Audiovisual Aids and Parental Presence Comparison
Overview
This randomized control trial aims to compare the effectiveness of audiovisual distraction and parental presence in reducing dental anxiety among pediatric patients ongoing treatment. Anxiety will be measured using validated behavioral and physiological measures.
Interventions
- Behavioral Audiovisual Aids
Children receive audiovisual distraction for example cartoons during procedure to reduce dental anxiety. - Behavioral Parental Presence
One parent will remain present with the child during procedure for reassurance and reduce anxiety
Primary outcome measures
- Heart rate [Time frame: At Visit 1: Heart rate will be measured before the procedure, during the procedure, and immediately after the procedure At Visit 2: Heart rate will be measured before the procedure, during the procedure, and immediately after the procedure]
- Oxygen Saturation [Time frame: Oxygen Saturation will be measured At Visit 1: before the procedure, during the procedure, and immediately after the procedure. At Visit 2: before the procedure, during the procedure, and immediately after the procedure.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children aged 4-11 years
- Requiring restorative treatment
- ASA I and II
Exclusion criteria
- Children with special healthcare needs Emergency dental treatment
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
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Operative dentistry department,PIMS — Islamabad
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07740525 · F-5-2/2024(ERRC)/26th-PIMS