Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Anxiety and Pain Reduction in Children Undergoing Dental Treatment

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Device: virtual reality glasses; Device: music

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05083988

Dental anxiety reduction

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the effect of virtual reality glasses (VR) as an audiovisual distraction method to audio distraction using music on child's dental anxiety during dental treatment.

Full description

a randomized clinical trial with parallel-group and allocation ratio (1:1). intervention group: audiovisual distraction using virtual reality glasses control group :audio distraction using music. in children aged 5-8 years who need dental extraction for primary molars.

For both groups:

1. Taking personal data, medical and dental history.

2. Diagnosis and determination of the required treatment.

3. Measuring preoperative anxiety (expressed by heart rate) using a pulse oximeter.

4. Using the behavior guidance technique:

   Intervention group: The Child is introduced to the virtual reality glasses device, and was given instructions on how to use it and was allowed to choose one of previously chosen cartoons to be played during the procedure.

   Control group: The child is introduced to the headphones and was given instructions on how to use it, and a relaxing music is played during the procedure.

5. Administration of topical anesthesia.

6. Administration of local anesthesia.

7. Check the effectiveness of local anesthesia using dental probe.

8. Extraction of the affected tooth.

9. Measuring postoperative anxiety (expressed by heart rate) using the pulse oximeter.

10. Evaluate the objective pain using Face, Legs, Cry, Consolabiliy scale .

11. Self-reporting of subjective pain using Visual analogue scale.

12. Post extraction instructions are given to the patient.

Enrollment: 44 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 8 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 5-8 years.
• Children without any mental or systemic disorder.
• Children need extraction of primary molars under local anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with visual impairment.
• Children with hearing disabilities.
• Patients or caregivers who refuse to sign the consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

audiovisual distraction

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: virtual reality glasses

audiodistraction

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: music