Smartphone Application in Reducing Dental Anxiety

NCT04719299 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TPD
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 78
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• 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).

  Baseline and immediate post operative

• Change in heart rate

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

  Baseline and immediate post operative

Study Arms (2)

smart phone application

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavior modification of patients will be done by showing them smartphone application game. The game demonstrates the use of common dental equipment like mirrors, ultrasonic scalers, handpieces and suction tips, etc. in the form of animated pictures with visual and sound effects. The dentist will play the game to show the child the dental procedure that will be performed on him later.

Behavioral: Tell-Play-Do

traditional behavior management technique

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Using traditional behavior management techniques (Tell-Show-Do) which will be applied prior to local anesthesia administration

Behavioral: Tell-Show-Do

Interventions

Tell-Play-Do BEHAVIORAL

Using smart phone application

smart phone application

Tell-Show-Do BEHAVIORAL

Using traditional behavior management technique

traditional behavior management technique

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with previous dental experience.
• Medically compromised children.
• Children with special needs (physical or mental).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hams Hamed Abdelrahman: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University

Alexandria, Egypt

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant lecturer of DPH and Clinical statistician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2021
• First Posted: January 22, 2021
• Study Start: April 20, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 27, 2020
• Study Completion: December 27, 2020
• Last Updated: January 22, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Locations

EG (1)