Cognitive Behavioural Treatment of Intra-oral Injection-phobia in 10-16 Year Old Children and Adolescents

The aims of the study: to explore the possible effectiveness of cognitive behavior treatment (CBT) among children and adolescents with formally diagnosed intra-oral injection phobia (DSM-IV), when performed by specially trained dentists.

The patients diagnosed with intra-oral injection phobia according to the diagnostic manual DSM-IV. The effect of cognitive behavior therapy when performed by specially trained dentists will be evaluated. Patients referred to the Centre for Odontophobia, and who meet the inclusion criteria, will be allocated to an immediate treatment group (test group) and a waiting list group (control group) of 30 subjects in each group. After treatment they will be followed up during a 1-year period.

Hypotheses are formulated based on the literature and previous population and treatment studies of similar designs among adults at the Centre for Odontophobia.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Dental Anxiety
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: 5 session of CBT performed by specially trained dentists

Detailed Description

The aims of the study: to explore the possible effectiveness of cognitive behavior treatment (CBT) among children and adolescents with formally diagnosed intra-oral injection phobia (DSM-IV), when performed by specially trained dentists.

The patients diagnosed with intra-oral injection phobia according to the diagnostic manual DSM-IV. The effect of cognitive behavior therapy when performed by specially trained dentists will be evaluated. Patients referred to the Centre for Odontophobia, and who meet the inclusion criteria, will be allocated to an immediate treatment group (test group) and a waiting list group (control group) of 30 subjects in each group. After treatment they will be followed up during a 1-year period.

Hypotheses are formulated based on the literature and previous population and treatment studies of similar designs among adults at the Centre for Odontophobia.

Inclusion criteria: referred 10-17-yr-olds (N=60) who refused intra-oral injections due to intra-oral injection-phobia. This randomized controlled study consisted of a test group (immediate treatment) and a control group (5 weeks waiting list). A diagnostic interview was performed by trained clinical psychologists, and 5 sessions of CBT were performed by 4 specially trained dentists. Each session had a maximum duration of one hour. Assessment at pre-treatment, post-treatment and 1-yr follow -up included responses from 4 different validated self-report instruments; Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS), Blood Phobia Scale (BS), Injection Phobia Scale for Children (IPS-C) and Intra-Oral Injection-Phobia Scale (IOIP). Paired sample t-tests were performed on the sumscores of the self-report instruments pre- , post waitlist, and post- treatment (n=17).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Norway
  • Bergen, Norway, 5009
    • University of Bergen

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 years to 16 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children between 10 and 16 years old diagnosed by clinical psychologist with Intra-oral injection phobia (DSM-IV 300.29).
• All patients refused to have intra-oral injections in Public Dental Health Clinics.
• Phobia of injections had to be the main phobia during dental treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Accept anaesthetic infiltration during behavioural approach test.
• Cognitive impairment.
• Refuse to participate according to the study protocol.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 5-weeks waiting list control; Half of the participants were randomly assigned to 5-weeks waiting list/Control group.The participants in the waiting list/Control Group are enrolled to the treatment Group (INtervention: 5 sessions of CBT) after 5 weeks if they still meet the diagnostic criteria of a specific phobia (according to DSM-IV).	Behavioral: 5 session of CBT performed by specially trained dentists; A total of 60 participants are randomly assigned to a 5-weeks waiting list Control Group or directly enrolled to the 5-session of CBT treatment Group. The participants in the waiting list Control Group are enrolled to the treatment Group (5 sessions of CBT) after 5 weeks if they still meet the diagnostic criteria of a specific phobia (according to DSM-IV).
Experimental: 5 session of CBT; Half of the participants were direct enrolled to 5 weeks(5 sessions) of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) performed by specially trained dentists. (Intervention: CBT)	Behavioral: 5 session of CBT performed by specially trained dentists; A total of 60 participants are randomly assigned to a 5-weeks waiting list Control Group or directly enrolled to the 5-session of CBT treatment Group. The participants in the waiting list Control Group are enrolled to the treatment Group (5 sessions of CBT) after 5 weeks if they still meet the diagnostic criteria of a specific phobia (according to DSM-IV).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Intra-oral injection-phobia in children and adolescents. Prevalence, subgroups and the effect of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT)	Outcome measure: to evaluate whether children and adolescents diagnosed with intraoral injection phobia and treated with CBT, will be able to receive intraoral injections at an external dentist at 1 year follow-up.	at 1 year follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Bergen
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Marit S Skeie, Professor, University of Bergen, Norway

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 10, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): March 11, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 16, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 14, 2018
• Last Verified: August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: CBT; intra-oral injections; Blood-Injury-Injection-phobia; DSM-IV. 300.29
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Phobic Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2010/63