Effect of AV Distraction and Acuapoint Stimulation in Pediatric Extraction on Pain and Anxiety (AV Acupoint)

Mansoura University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Tooth Extraction; Local Anesthesia; Anxiety; Pain

Treatments: Device: Acualief; Device: Audiovisual; Behavioral: TELL SHOW DO

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07371442

A03012024PP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of audiovisual distraction and acuapoint stimulation on anxiety and pain perception during tooth extraction in children.

Enrollment: 69 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 8 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1- Children with behavior rating score 2,3 according to Frankl's behavior rating scale.

  2- Children aged 5-8 years requiring primary tooth extraction. 3- Healthy children free of systemic diseases

Exclusion criteria

• 1- Children with special health care needs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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69 participants in 3 patient groups

dental story

Experimental group

Description:

A dental video story will be presented to patient using an iPad device connected to a noise cancellation headphone.

Treatment:

Device: Audiovisual

Aculief

Experimental group

Description:

Aculief acupressure device will be placed on the LI4 Point which is located on the hand between the thumb and index finger, also described as the depression where the index finger and thumb bone go apart. The LI4 point will be identified in each patient by asking the patient to adduct the thumb and index finger. The duration will be 5 minutes before LA administration. to patients

Treatment:

Device: Acualief

TSD

Experimental group

Description:

This group will be treated using Tell-show-do technique

Treatment:

Behavioral: TELL SHOW DO