Assessment of a Ventriloquist Puppet for Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children

NCT07034833 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 1200/384
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

thhe goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of ventriloquist puppets to reduce the strees accompined by the dental visit in cgilren . The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the ventriloquist puppet can reduce the stress accompanied by the dental visit for the children ?
• What medical problems do participants have when taking drug ABC? Researchers will compare ventriloquist puppet to a control group (conventional behavior management techniques ) to see if ventriloquist puppet can lower the anxiety or not.

Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Keywords

dental anxiety; behavior management

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Dental anxiety

  Change in Anxiety Score using MCDAS scale

  From immediately before to immediately after the dental procedure

• Heart rate

  change in heart rate during the visit to investigate the anxiety effect using pulse oximeter

  From immediately before to immediately after the dental procedure

Study Arms (2)

control group: 25 child managed by basic behavior management tecniques

NO INTERVENTION

this group managed normaly with the basic behavior managment techniques like tell , show , do and others

puppet therapy group: Children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group were introduced to a Ventriloquist Puppet inside the clinic and were allowed to play , talk and interact with the puppet for five to 10 min

Behavioral: Ventriloquist Puppet Interaction

Interventions

Ventriloquist Puppet Interaction BEHAVIORAL

children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group were introduced to a Ventriloquist Puppet inside the clinic and were allowed to play, talk, and interact with the puppet for 5-10 minutes.

puppet therapy group: Children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• healthy children with no systemic diseases.
• children require dental intervention

You may not qualify if:

• children with bad dental experience
• children require invasive surgical intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Al-Azhar University: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer of pediatric dentistry and oral health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2025
• First Posted: June 24, 2025
• Study Start: June 23, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 10, 2025
• Last Updated: June 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share