Pain and Anxiety Control During Traditional Mandibular Anesthesia in Children Using Distracting Tools

July 27, 2018 updated by: Damascus University

Effectiveness of Audio Visual Distraction Using Virtual Reality Eyeglasses Versus Tablet Device in Child Behavioral Management During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different audiovisual distraction techniques (Audio Video eyeglasses "VR BOX"/ Tablet) in the management of anxious pediatric patients during inferior alveolar nerve block

Group A (Control group): IAN will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques and without using any type of distraction aids.

Group B: IAN will be administrated with using AV eyeglasses "VR BOX" and wireless headphone.

Group C: IAN will be administrated with using tablet device and wireless headphone

All of the children who experienced an inferior alveolar block with/without distraction will be assessed by using a combination of measures: Wong-Baker FACES (self-report), pulse rate (physiological) and behavior (using FLACC behavior rating scale "external evaluator

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of two types of distraction aids that contain video using (tablet device or VR BOX eyeglasses) and audio distraction using wireless headphone. pain and anxiety will be evaluated during inferior alveolar nerve block using three behavioral scales, Wong-Baker FACES (self-report), pulse rate (physiological) and behavior (using FLACC behavior rating scale "external evaluator".

The first measure of heart pulse rate will be recorded directly when the patient seated comfortably on the dental chair, after anesthesia, the second heart pulse rate will be taken and the child patients will ask to choose a face that describe their status from one of the Wong Baker faces scale.

For each child patient, all of the body responses will be recorded during the whole procedure and then will be evaluated by an external assessor to determine the children behavioral score according to FLACC scale.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

102

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, DM20AM18
        • Department of Peadodontics, University of Damascus Dental School

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 years to 10 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. age between 6 and 10 years.
  2. no previous dental experience.
  3. definitely positive or positive ratings of Frank scale.
  4. Need of IAN block for any dental treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. previous dental experience
  2. systematic or mental disorders.
  3. definitely negative or negative ratings of Frankel scale
  4. Any contraindication for regional anesthesia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: VR Box
Inferior alveolar nerve block will be performed with the aid of VR box as a means of distracting patients' attention.
Distraction will be made during the injection of the drug using this method.
Other Names:
  • Virtual Reality Eyeglasses
Experimental: Tablet device
Inferior alveolar nerve block will be performed with the aid of a tablet device as a means of distracting patients' attention.
Distraction will be made during the injection of the drug using this method
Active Comparator: Anesthesia
Inferior alveolar nerve block will be performed in the normal manner without any specific intervention to distract patients' attention. Classic anesthesia will be applied.
Anesthesia will be obtained by injecting the drug into the oral mucosa before performing the dental treatment.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain levels
Time Frame: five minutes following the inferior alveolar nerve block injection.
using self-reported Wong-Baker FACES pain scale with 0 indicating 'no pain' and five indicating 'worst pain'.
five minutes following the inferior alveolar nerve block injection.
Anxiety levels
Time Frame: Within the first minute of injecting the needle into the oral mucosa (oral tissues).

This will be evaluated using the Face-Legs-Activity-Cry-Consolability (FLACC) scale employing an external evaluator in which all of the body responses will be recorded once the needle penetrate the oral tissue.

(0 low anxiety and pain level - 10 high anxiety and pain level)

Within the first minute of injecting the needle into the oral mucosa (oral tissues).
Change in physiological pulse rate
Time Frame: (1) five minutes after the patient is seated comfortably on the dental chair, (2) five minutes following the injection of the anesthetic drug
using Finger Pulse Oximeter
(1) five minutes after the patient is seated comfortably on the dental chair, (2) five minutes following the injection of the anesthetic drug

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mohammed Nour Al-Halabi, DDS, MSc student in Pedodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus, Syria
  • Principal Investigator: Zuhair AlNerabieah, DDS, MSc student in Pedodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Syria
  • Study Director: Nada Bshara, MD MSc Phd, Associate Professor of Pedodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Syria

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 15, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 10, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

July 15, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 26, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 4, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

February 9, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 30, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UDDS-Pedo-03-2017

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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