Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Virtual Reality on Reducing Patients' Anxiety During Wisdom Teeth Extraction
Recruiting · NCT07273968 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Control Group (No VR)Virtual reality HypnoVR® (VR headset + hypnotic software)
What this trial is about
Dental anxiety is common during third molar extractions and may exacerbate pain perception. Local anesthesia does not prevent exposure to stress-inducing stimuli. Virtual reality (VR) combined with hypnotic scripts (HypnoVR®) provides immersive multisensory distraction. This study tests whether VR reduces perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain compared to local anesthesia alone.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18-65
- Indication for extraction of 4 wisdom teeth or ≥2 mandibular wisdom teeth
- ASA I-II
- Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- Visual/hearing impairment
- Psychiatric disorders or psychotropics (\<8 weeks)
- Claustrophobia
- Heavy smoking \>10 cig/day
- Previous radiotherapy (jaw)
- ASA III-IV
- Pregnancy
- Antithrombotic therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Bisphosphonates
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Severe anxiety requiring GA or pharmacological sedation
- No health insurance affiliation.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Pierre KLIENKOFF - Strasbourg, France