Evaluation of Custom-designed Dental Storybook on the Dental Anxiety and Behavior of Children

NCT06711367 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: REC-D
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Conventional behavior management techniques, namely: verbal communication and tell-show-do were used in the operatory for the participating children (Group A). The children allocated in intervention group (Group B) received a costume-designed storybook explaining the diagnosis and procedures of occlusal composite restoration

Conditions

Child Behavior; Dental Anxiety

Keywords

dental storybook; tell show do; dental anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Child anxiety

  Venham anxiety scale (score from 1-8)

  through study completion, an average of four months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Pulse rate

  through study completion, an average of four months

Study Arms (2)

tell show do behavior management technique

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: tell show do behavior management technique

a costume-designed dental storybook

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: a costume-designed storybook

Interventions

tell show do behavior management technique BEHAVIORAL

tell show do behavior management technique about the the diagnosis and procedures of dental restoration

tell show do behavior management technique

a costume-designed storybook BEHAVIORAL

a costume-designed storybook explaining the diagnosis and procedures of dental restoration

a costume-designed dental storybook

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy children and children/parents can read and understand Arabic.
• The child needs an occlusal composite restoration.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with special needs; children with a complete audiovisual impairment; children with
• Learning difficulties or mental retardation.
• Children who are not Arabic speakers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• October University for Modern Sciences and Arts: lead

Study Sites (1)

October University of Modern Sciences and Arts

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Child Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Naglaa I Ezzeldin, Associate professor

CONTACT

+201001984184; niezz@msa.edu.eg

Radwa Y Khater, Lecturer

CONTACT

+20 122 743 2614; rkhater@msa.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2024
• First Posted: December 2, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2025
• Study Completion: May 2, 2025
• Last Updated: December 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

EG (1)