Comparing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Glasses to Help Children Feel Less Pain and Anxiety During Local Anesthesia
Recruiting · NCT07060170 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Riham Abbas
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What this trial is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if audio-visual method of distraction is useful to control the pain and fear associated with dental treatment in children. The main questions it aims to answer are: • How their body reacts-such as changes in heart rate, oxygen levels, and certain chemicals in their saliva-before and after getting local anesthesia? Researchers will test two types of glasses that display cartoons to help children feel less anxious. Participants will: * Have an introductory visit to be more familiar with dental environment and their cooperation will be tested. * In the next 2 visits they will wear either of the glasses while receiving local anesthesia * Saliva will be collected, and their heart rate and oxygen levels will be calculated each time
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- 5-8 year-old female and male patients.
- Cooperative patients (rating 3 or 4 on the Frankl's Behavior Rating Scale).
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class (I).
- Patients need dental treatment under local anesthetic infiltration.
- Patients without known anxiety disorders.
- Patients with body weight that is considered normal according to their age and gender (95th percentile growth curve).
- Patients without a prior history of receiving local anesthetic.
- Patients with at least one vital primary molar with deep carious lesion on each side of the dental arch, who require to be treated under local anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with special health care needs.
- Patients on corticosteroid medications.
- Patients having known salivary disorders, such as Sjogren's syndrome.
- Parents who refused to sign the informed consent.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt - Cairo, Egypt, Egypt