Impact of Dental Anxiety Coping Module on Children with Dental Anxiety

University of Malaya

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Dental Anxiety Coping Module

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06483828

DF CD 2405/0011 (P)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Dental Anxiety Coping Module (DACM) in children with dental anxiety. The main questions to answer are:

1. Will the Dental Anxiety Coping Module has any effect on dental anxiety in primary school children based on MY-ACDAS and HRV-Biofeedback?
2. Is there any difference in dental anxiety between control and intervention group on baseline and post-test measured with MY-ACDAS?
3. Is there any difference in dental anxiety between control and intervention group on baseline, during and post-test measured with and HRV-Biofeedback?

Full description

Dental Anxiety Coping Module (DACM) is a combination of Dental Tour and Expressive Art Therapy. Participants will be randomised into 2 groups, Control group and Intervention group (with DACM). Control group will have dental procedure without any intervention. While the Intervention group will start with dental tour where they will be shown around the dental clinic followed by Expressive Art Therapy where they will have collage and finger painting done. After DACM, participants will continue with the same dental procedure as the control group.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 11 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Malaysian child, age 7 to 11 years old that understand basic Malay and English language.
• Children that fulfil both MY-ACDAS score 26 and above and HRV-Biofeedback of very low coherence score (incoherence).
• Children with American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I and ASA II classification.

Exclusion criteria

• Children requiring emergency treatment such as pain, facial cellulitis, and trauma cases.
• Child with learning disabilities, hearing, or visual impairment, developmental or intellectual disability and cognitive impairment.
• Parents/guardians who refuse to allow their child to participate in this trial.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Baseline MY-ACDAS and HRV-Biofeedback assessment followed with dental procedures (dental charting and oral prophylaxis). HRV-Biofeedback will be recorded during dental procedures. Once completed, post dental procedures assessment of MY-ACDAS and HRV-Biofeedback will be recorded.

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Baseline MY-ACDAS and HRV-Biofeedback assessment followed Dental Anxiety Coping Module. The participants will continue with dental procedures (dental charting and oral prophylaxis). HRV-Biofeedback will be recorded during dental procedures. Once completed, post dental procedures assessment of MY-ACDAS and HRV-Biofeedback will be recorded.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental Anxiety Coping Module