Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses as a Distraction Method on Child's Anxiety During Dental Treatment

Nourhan M.Aly

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Reality (VR); Behavioral: Conventional Behavior Management Techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04110379

VR for anxiety

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the effect of virtual reality glasses (VR) to conventional behavior management techniques as a distraction method on child's dental anxiety during dental treatment

Full description

The study to be conducted will be a randomized controlled clinical trial .The sample will consist of forty children presented to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, 20 preschoolers of age ranging from 4-5 years old and 20 schoolers of age ranging from 6-8 years old. The eligible participants will be randomly divided into a study group where virtual reality glasses distraction will be used for child behavior management and a control group where conventional behavior management techniques (tell-show-do, distraction, and positive reinforcement) will be used.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 8 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy children (ASA category I).
• Frankl behavior rating score 2 or 3.
• Requiring pulpotomy in one of their primary molars.

Exclusion criteria

• Children taking medications that interfere with measures of salivary cortisol.
• Presence of any systemic or mental disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual Reality (VR)

Experimental group

Description:

Child behavior management will be done using virtual reality glasses distraction (Remax Fantasy Land virtual reality glasses (Schenzen Remax Co.,Ltd))

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Reality (VR)

Conventional Behavior Management

Active Comparator group

Description:

Child behavior management will be done using conventional behavior management techniques

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional Behavior Management Techniques