Reducing Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Patients Through Passive Music Therapy

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston72 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if passive music listening decreases anxiety in patients undergoing dental procedures and if the effects of music therapy are influenced by gender, age, and amount or type of dental treatment needed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anxiety, Dental

Interventions

MusicBEHAVIORAL

Patients in the music group will listen to classical music during their dental procedure.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 9 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System I (ASA I) I and American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System II (ASA II) * Patient needs restorative procedure (with or without local anesthesia or nitrous oxide) * Received previous dental restorative treatment (detected via visual or radiographic evidence of previous restoration - no additional radiographs will be exposed for this study; exposed radiographs will be previously obtained, as needed,for comprehensive or periodic dental reasons) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with hearing impairments * Uncooperative patients at examination appointment (detected by Frankl behavior score of 1 or 2)

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anxiety as assessed by the Pediatric 7 question survey

The total score ranges from 7-49, with lower scores indicating less anxiety.

Time frame: baseline

Anxiety as assessed by the Pediatric 7 question survey

The total score ranges from 7-49, with lower scores indicating less anxiety.

Time frame: immediately after the dental procedure (within 5 minutes after procedure)

Parent's prediction of child's anxiety in the dental office as assessed by survey

The total score ranges from 0-10. A lower score indicates less anxiety.

Time frame: baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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