Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Technique on Children

NCT07722221 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pediatric LAt
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Studying the effect of using virtual reality technique in managing pain, anxiety, and vital signs among pediatric dental patients.

Conditions

Dental Anxiety; Pain Management; Pediatric Dentistry

Keywords

Dental extraction; Virtual reality; Local anesthesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain level during dental anesthesia and treatment

  Procedural pain was assessed using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale to measure children's self-reported pain, It's a self-reported scale with six cartoon faces representing increasing levels of pain, scored from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Children were asked to point to the face that best described their pain. Higher scores on either scale indicated greater pain intensity.

  From the start of local anesthetic injection until completion of extraction, assessed up to 30 minutes.

• Anxiety level during anesthesia and treatment

  Anxiety was assessed using the Venham Picture Test (VPT), a self-reported measure of dental anxiety in children. The scale consists of 8 pairs of drawings, with the child selecting the picture that best reflects their feelings at each pair. Scores range from 0 to 8, where 0 indicates no anxiety and 8 indicates the highest level of anxiety. Higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

  From the start of local anesthetic injection until completion of extraction, assessed up to 30 minutes.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Pulse rate

  From baseline measurement taken 5 minutes before local anesthetic injection, through the injection, and until completion of extraction, assessed up to 35 minutes.]

• Oxygen saturation

  From baseline measurement taken 5 minutes before local anesthetic injection, through the injection, and until completion of extraction, assessed up to 35 minutes.

• Blood pressure

  From baseline measurement taken 5 minutes before local anesthetic injection, through the injection, and until completion of extraction, assessed up to 35 minutes.

• Patient's satisfaction

  Immediately after the procedure

Study Arms (2)

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behaviour management was done using the conventional techniques during Local anaesthesia and extraction

Device: Conventional

Virtual Reality

EXPERIMENTAL

Behaviour management was done using virtual reality technique during Local anaesthesia and extraction.

Device: Virtual reality

Interventions

Virtual reality DEVICE

Behaviour management was done using Virtual Reality technique during Local anaesthesia and treatment (extraction)

Virtual Reality

Conventional DEVICE

Behaviour management was done using the conventional techniques (TSD, positive reinforcement) during Local anaesthesia and treatment (extraction)

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 6-10 years.
• Physically healthy with no neurological disorders or systemic diseases.
• Children classified as positive" or "negative-positive" according to the modified Frankl Behavioral Rating Scale.
• Not taking any sedatives or analgesics drugs

You may not qualify if:

• Uncooperative children who exhibit clear behavioral problems.
• Children with systemic diseases or disorders that may interfere with local anesthesia.
• Use of any medications that may affect vital signs or pain response.
• Presence of infection at the injection site.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Latakia University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty Of Dentistry ,Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria

Latakia, Syria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Agnosia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

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: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 12, 2026
• First Posted: July 23, 2026
• Study Start: May 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 13, 2022
• Study Completion: March 12, 2023
• Last Updated: July 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SY (1)