Virtual Reality Distraction in Patients Undergoing Periodontal Surgery

Kutahya Health Sciences University58 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of virtual reality technology on anxiety and pain levels in patients undergoing periodontal surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned into test and control groups. While the patients in the test group will undergo periodontal surgery with virtual reality distraction, the patients in the control group without distraction. After treatment, the groups will be compared regarding anxiety and pain levels.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Virtual Reality Oral Surgery Dental Anxiety

Interventions

Periodontal surgery with virtual reality distractionPROCEDURE

Periodontal surgery to improve gingival contour and eliminate inflamed periodontal pockets

Periodontal surgery without virtual reality distractionPROCEDURE

Periodontal surgery to improve gingival contour and eliminate inflamed periodontal pockets

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals over the age of 18 * Systemically healthy patients * Need for periodontal surgical treatment in the mandibular anterior region * Scoring 15 or above on the modified dental anxiety scale Exclusion Criteria: * Having a history of seizures or a convulsive disorder * Balance disorders such as nystagmus, vertigo * Use of psychotropic drugs * Getting treatment for anxiety * Presence of dermatological lesions on the face, especially around the eyes * A lesion in the eye that will prevent the use of virtual reality glasses * Systemic disease and medication use that contraindicate periodontal surgery

Locations (1)

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anxiety level

Modified dental anxiety scale where higher scores mean a worse outcome and has a minimum value of 5 and a maximum value of 25

Time frame: Preoperative, immediately postoperative

Secondary Outcomes

Pain level

Visual analog scale where higher scores mean a worse outcome and has a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 10

Time frame: Preoperative, immediately postoperative

Systolic blood pressure

Blood pressure will be measured by a sphygmomanometer.

Time frame: Preoperative, intraoperative, immediately postoperative

Diastolic blood pressure

Blood pressure will be measured by a sphygmomanometer.

Time frame: Preoperative, intraoperative, immediately postoperative

Heart rate

The frequency of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute

Time frame: Preoperative, intraoperative, immediately postoperative

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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