NCT07413016

Comparison of Sensory-Adapted and Regular Dental Environments in Patients With Mild Intellectual Disability and Moderate Dental Anxiety

Comparison of Sensory-Adapted (SADE) and Regular Dental Environments (RDE) in Patients With Mild Intellectual Disability and Moderate Dental Anxiety

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study compared a sensory-adapted dental environment (SADE) with a regular dental environment (RDE) in 6-7-year-old children with mild intellectual disability and moderate dental anxiety. The objective was to determine which approach more effectively facilitates the completion of dental polishing.

Conditions

• Mild Intellectual Disability

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	SADE	Dental polishing performed in a sensory-adapted environment designed to reduce sensory stimuli.
OTHER	RDE	Dental polishing performed in a standard dental clinic environment without sensory adaptations.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-01
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2026-06-01
• First posted: 2026-02-17
• Last updated: 2026-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy