NCT07371442

Effect of AV Distraction and Acuapoint Stimulation in Pediatric Extraction on Pain and Anxiety

Effectiveness of Audiovisual Distraction and Acuapoint Stimulation on Anxiety and Pain Perception During Tooth Extraction in Children: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study.

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 69 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mansoura University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of audiovisual distraction and acuapoint stimulation on anxiety and pain perception during tooth extraction in children.

Conditions

• Tooth Extraction
• Local Anesthesia
• Anxiety
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acualief	Aculief acupressure device will be placed on the LI4 Point (figure 1) which is located on the hand between the thumb and index finger, also described as the depression where the index finger and thumb bone go apart. The LI4 point will be identified in each patient by asking the patient to adduct the thumb and index finger. The duration will be 5 minutes before LA administration. The administration of local anesthesia in all groups will be achieved by 1.8 ml of 2% Lidocaine with 1/100,000 epinephrine using a 30-gauge long needle
DEVICE	Audiovisual	A dental video story will be presented to the patient using an iPad device connected to a noise cancellation headphone.
BEHAVIORAL	TELL SHOW DO	This group will be treated using Tell-show-do technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-02
• Primary completion: 2025-07-15
• Completion: 2026-02-15
• First posted: 2026-01-28
• Last updated: 2026-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt