← Back to Search

Pre-Visit Positive Imagery for Dental Anxiety

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Arusha Bhatia

Research Sponsored by University of Southern California

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Patients who need at least 1 filling to be restored with composite due to caries and will need local anesthetic and nitrous oxide inhalation

English speaking patients

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 day (1 hour during their dental visit)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test if pre-visit positive imagery can reduce dental anxiety and fear and improve cooperation in kids needing dental work. Patients & parents will fill out surveys.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for healthy children needing a dental filling, who have never had dental treatment before and will use nitrous oxide and local anesthetic. They must be able to understand English. Children with visual impairments, developmental delays that affect reading or picture interpretation, or those who refuse nitrous are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if a pre-visit picture book can reduce dental anxiety in kids during treatment visits. Participants are split into two groups: one receives the picture book (experimental group), while the other does not (control group). Both groups fill out surveys about their feelings towards treatment.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

There are no direct medical side effects from the intervention being tested since it involves using a picture book as a psychological tool to manage anxiety rather than medication.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Select...

I need a filling for a cavity and will require local anesthesia and laughing gas.

Select...

I speak English.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 day (1 hour during their dental visit)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 day (1 hour during their dental visit)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 day (1 hour during their dental visit) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Dental Anxiety

Patient Behavior

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Previsit Imagery GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will be given previsit imagery (picture book) before treatment visit.

Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

No intervention will be given to this group. Each treatment visit will move forward as routine.

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Southern CaliforniaLead Sponsor

906 Previous Clinical Trials

1,596,106 Total Patients Enrolled

Arusha BhatiaPrincipal InvestigatorHerman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who meets the criteria to partake in this clinical trial?

"Eligibility for this research requires that individuals have a diagnosable case of dental anxiety and are aged between 4 and 6. This clinical trial seeks to enrol around 70 participants."

Answered by AI

Are participants of at least 45 years old eligible to join this experiment?

"The age range for this trial is between 4 and 6 years old. According to the same database, there are 129 clinical trials dedicated specifically to individuals under 18, while 295 studies focus on participants above 65."

Answered by AI

What is the estimated participant count of this medical study?

"Yes, according to the details available on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is currently seeking participants. It was initially posted on October 2nd 2023 and has been updated most recently on September 21st 2023; it requires 70 patients from a single location."

Answered by AI

Are enrollments into this experiment currently accessible to participants?

"Indeed, the data present on clinicaltrials.gov confirms this medical trial is yet to be filled with participants. The project was first published on October 2nd 2023 and has been revised as of September 21st 2023. 70 volunteers will need to be assigned across one location for completion."

Answered by AI

Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Pre-Visit Positive Imagery in Reducing Dental Anxiety

Catherine Pham 2023. "Pre-Visit Positive Imagery in Reducing Dental Anxiety". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06058533.