EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL REALITY GLASSES VERSUS WHITE NOISE ON DENTAL ANXIETY IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/ HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Other: White noise; Device: Virtual Reality Glasses (VR); Behavioral: Basic behavior management techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06071117

0646-03/2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study aims to assess and compare the effectiveness of distraction technique using virtual reality glasses and white noise with basic behavior guidance techniques on dental anxiety in children with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children diagnosed with ADHD according to the DSM-V criteria and diagnosis confirmed by a pediatric neurologist.
• All children should be on stimulant medication.
• No previous dental experience.
• Written consent of the legal guardian.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with physical disabilities or other psychiatric disorders.
• Children with visual or hearing disabilities.
• Patients requiring emergency treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 3 patient groups

Virtual Reality Glasses (VR)

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Virtual Reality Glasses (VR)

White noise

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: White noise

Basic behavior management techniques

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Basic behavior management techniques