NCT07034833

Assessment of a Ventriloquist Puppet for Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Al-Azhar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

thhe goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of ventriloquist puppets to reduce the strees accompined by the dental visit in cgilren . The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the ventriloquist puppet can reduce the stress accompanied by the dental visit for the children ? * What medical problems do participants have when taking drug ABC? Researchers will compare ventriloquist puppet to a control group (conventional behavior management techniques ) to see if ventriloquist puppet can lower the anxiety or not.

Conditions

• Dental Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Ventriloquist Puppet Interaction	children allocated to the Ventriloquist Puppet group were introduced to a Ventriloquist Puppet inside the clinic and were allowed to play, talk, and interact with the puppet for 5-10 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-23
• Primary completion: 2025-07-01
• Completion: 2025-07-10
• First posted: 2025-06-24
• Last updated: 2025-06-24