Smartphone Application in Reducing Dental Anxiety

N/ACompletedNCT04719299

Hams Hamed Abdelrahman78 enrolled

Overview

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.

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Interventions

Tell-Play-DoBEHAVIORAL

Using smart phone application

Tell-Show-DoBEHAVIORAL

Using traditional behavior management technique

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 8 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with previous dental experience. * Medically compromised children. * Children with special needs (physical or mental).

Locations (1)

Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University

Alexandria, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in dental anxiety scores

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).

Time frame: Baseline and immediate post operative

Change in heart rate

recorded by using pulse oximeter as a potential secondary measure of anxiety (physiological parameter).

Time frame: Baseline and immediate post operative

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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