Evaluation of the Stress Levels of Children and Their Parents

Baskent University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress Biomarkers; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Saliva collection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06990919

KA20/82

Details and patient eligibility

About

The stress levels of the participating child and their parents were evaluated using saliva to measure the stress biomarkers.

Full description

All of the dental treatments of the enrolled children were performed under general anesthesia. The stress biomarkers, such as alpha-amylase and cortisol levels, were measured from the participating child's saliva samples at pre-operative and post-operative. Additionally, the stress levels of the mothers were evaluated by questionnaires at the beginning of the study.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: The children

• who did not allow their dental treatments to be completed using behavioral guidance techniques in the clinical environment.
• who had no physical or psychosocial diseases were recruited Exclusion Criteria: The children
• who were unable to give a saliva sample due to increased anxiety or inadequate saliva.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 1 patient group

Enrolled children

Other group

Description:

All of the enrolled children have been followed for 1-month. Pre-operative and post-operative saliva samples have been collected from all participating children.

Treatment:

Other: Saliva collection