NCT06990919

Evaluation of the Stress Levels of Children and Their Parents

Evaluation Of The Impact Of Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia On The Stress Levels Of Children And Their Parents

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baskent University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Stress Biomarkers
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Saliva collection	Pre-operative saliva collected before the full mouth treatment under general anesthesia while, post-operative saliva collected at 1-month follow-up after general anesthesia.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-06
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2024-09-01
• First posted: 2025-05-25
• Last updated: 2025-05-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)