Interventional Touch Therapy in the Treatment of Children's Dental Clinics

NCT04582422 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NYMUH-IRB No. 2020B001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study mainly wants to discuss the anxiety and fear of children's dental visits. For preschool children, separation anxiety can be obvious at this time. The main research is 1. To explore the degree of fear of dental visits in preschool children;2. Children who are touched therapy, there differences in fear of children 's dental treatment? If parents or important others can provide touching care to increase children 's sense of safety, reduce children 's fear of dental visits, and improve the quality of dental care The main purpose of the study.

Conditions

Dental Fear; Nursing

Keywords

Touch therapy; Fear

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Chinese chip tools worry about score differences

  Using the Chinese bargaining tool to compare the scores of "touch therapy" children and children receiving dental health education and guidance, different intervention measures affect the fear of dental treatment

  Evaluation 20 minutes before a single dental treatment, 5 minutes after the intervention, and 5 minutes after the completion of the dental treatment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Demographic Research Questionnaire

  Before dental treatment

Study Arms (2)

Touch Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

The main purpose is to provide "Touch Therapy" intervention measures, the degree of fear of dental treatment for preschool children. Use the chip chip tool (PCT) to ask the children's degree of fear of dental treatment. The control group uses questionnaires to ask the caregiver's age, social and economic status, education, past dental experience, etc. In the intervention group, the questionnaire was used to ask the caregiver's age, socioeconomic status, education, past dental experience, etc. During the waiting process, first follow the touch flow chart and perform the touch in the waiting area for 10 minutes. When visiting the treatment chair, the companion will be asked to touch the child's unilateral hand for 5 minutes during the consultation process. A small chair is provided to accompany the child for a total of 15 minutes. The two groups will use the chip tool again after the consultation , Ask the children how scared they are after seeing a doctor,

Other: Touch Therapy"

dental education

NO INTERVENTION

The Chip Chip Tool (PCT) asked the children how scared they were about dental visits. The control group used questionnaires to ask the caregiver 's age, socioeconomic status, education, past dental experience, etc. before the visit to provide routine dental care, provide dental health education, how to use toothbrush Dental floss education,

Interventions

Touch Therapy" OTHER

During the waiting process, first follow the touch flow chart and perform the touch in the waiting area for 10 minutes. When visiting the treatment chair, the companion will be asked to touch the child's unilateral hand for 5 minutes during the consultation process. A small chair is provided to accompany the child for a total of 15 minutes. The two groups will use the chip tool again after the consultation

Touch Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged three to six who are admitted to the dental clinic.
• Children and their families can communicate in Taiwanese and have a clear awareness and a digital concept.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with cognitive developmental delay or visual impairment and hearing impairment.
• Children who need to use a protective restraint board if they cannot cooperate with the medical treatment at this time.
• The children in the control group actively need others to provide touch for more than 2 minutes due to their needs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

NationalYMUH

Yilan, No.169, Siaoshe Rd, 26058, Taiwan

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Single blinding
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Interventional research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2020
• First Posted: October 9, 2020
• Study Start: May 20, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 25, 2021
• Study Completion: June 25, 2021
• Last Updated: October 5, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)