Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Perceived Pain During Dental Hygiene in Children With Mild Intellectual Disability: A Randomized Controlled Trial

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07473479

Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS102 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the use of a virtual reality (VR) distractor reduces perceived pain during professional oral hygiene sessions in children with mild ID.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

102

Conditions

Mild Intellectual Disability

Interventions

Professional oral hygiene sessionDEVICE

Dental polishing performed in individuals with VR device

No distractorDEVICE

Dental treatment performed in inviduals without distractor device

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 7 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Moderate dental anxiety * Mild intellectual disability * Age between 5 and 7 years Exclusion Criteria: * Severe/low dental anxiety

Locations (1)

Oasi IRCCS Research Institute

Troina, Enna, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain perception

Pain perception measured using the FLACC scale

Time frame: 25 minutes of dental hygiene treatment

Central Contacts

Antonio Fallea

CONTACT

+393381113255 afallea@oasi.en.it

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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