NCT04719299

Smartphone Application in Reducing Dental Anxiety

Effectiveness of Smartphone Application in Reducing Anxiety During Pediatric Dental Procedures: a Controlled Clinical Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hams Hamed Abdelrahman · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

evaluating the effectiveness of smartphone applications (Tell-Play-Do) (TPD) in reduction of preoperative anxiety in children undergoing restorative treatment, as measured by heart rate and Venham's Picture Test.

Detailed description

A total of at least 78 patients aged from 6-8 years will be included. All participants will be divided equally into two groups. Study group TPD using smartphone application and Control group (Tell-Show-Do) (TSD) using traditional behavior management technique. Dental anxiety using Venham's Picture Test and heart rate using pulse oximeter will be assessed during dental treatment

Conditions

• Dental Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Tell-Play-Do	Using smart phone application
BEHAVIORAL	Tell-Show-Do	Using traditional behavior management technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-04-20
• Primary completion: 2020-12-27
• Completion: 2020-12-27
• First posted: 2021-01-22
• Last updated: 2021-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt