Conscious Sedation With Nitrous Oxide in Control of Stress During Dental Care for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy

Effect Evaluation of Conscious Sedation With Nitrous Oxide at Control of Stress During Dental Care in Individuals With Cerebral Palsy.

Cerebral Palsy induces oral alterations that impact on oral health, requiring dental treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of conscious sedation with nitrous oxide (N2O) in the control of stress during dental treatment in individuals with Cerebral Palsy.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Control of Stress

Detailed Description

Were invited and accepted to participate in this study, 77 individuals with Cerebral Palsy who attended the outpatient clinic of San Francisco Home School (SFHS) at the time of data collection.

This study served as a non-randomized experimental trial conducted between 2011/2012 at dental ambulatory in the SFHS. Dental care routines have been established, by standardizing procedures and ensuring the reproducibility of the method of sedation. In the initial consultation, medical history taking (collecting sociodemographic data of the participants) and dental examination was performed. Data relating to the Cerebral Palsy clinical standard were collected from medical records of patients and noted in the evaluation sheet developed specifically for this research. Were provided to guardians the clarifications regarding sedation technique and treatment planning.

At dental examination the diagnostic criteria of caries followed those proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). On the second visit, the patient was stabilized in the dental chair under mechanical contention. Performed adaptation and selection of nasal mask, monitoring equipment were positioned, starting the observation and recording of the behavioral and physiological records in the evaluation sheets. The proportion of gas was manipulated relative to the percentage between nitrous oxide and oxygen to achieve optimal sedation. In this study, it was considered a good sedation for Cerebral Palsy patient when he showed a certain degree of relaxation, which becomes more cooperative with treatment.

Behavioral assessment in relation to dental treatment was measured by Venham's Score, standard used for behavioral assessment of the dental patient, and the measurement performed according to the patient's behavior during the dental procedure.

Due to the subjectivity which compose the diagnosis of diseases or behavior analysis, it is common to occur some variation in the results. In the specific situation of a study, there is the aggravation of multiple observations be conducted on the same day, so that fatigue could lead to inconsistent diagnoses. For this reason, only one patient per day received dental care with nitrous oxide (N2O). In light of the above considerations, two dentists were calibrated to evaluate behavior in Venham's Score.

Behavioral and the physiological parameters evaluations of patients referred for dental treatment were performed in four stages: pre-sedation, induction, sedated patient and in the end.

Measures of Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate were recorded in all time intervals. The Heart Rate was later corrected for physiological cardiac variability in the different age groups of patients.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 77
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo, Brazil, 01506-000
    • Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 year and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cerebral Palsy medical diagnosis;
• Age over 3 years old without distinction by gender;
• Patients with any clinical patterns of Cerebral Palsy;
• Patients with caries in at least two molars (primary or permanent), indicating anesthetic use for performing the restorative procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chronic respiratory problems (such as chronic bronchitis, COPD) or acute (like flu with nasal congestion and active pneumonia) as these conditions contraindicate the use of N2O;
• Cerebral Palsy patients with genetic syndromes associated;
• Patients whose caregivers refused to sign the Instrument of Consent and the Consent of the Use of Conscious Sedation.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cerebral Palsy Subjects; Use of conscious sedation with nitrous oxide in the control of stress during dental treatment in individuals with Cerebral Palsy	Behavioral: Control of Stress; To control stress were measured (at different times: T1, T2, T3 and T4) Venham's Score, Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, and the titration of gases.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Heart Rate	data were collected and participants were followed up during dental care. An expected average of 1 hour.
Respiratory Rate	data were collected and participants were followed up during dental care. An expected average of 1 hour.
Venham's Score	data were collected and participants were followed up during dental care. An expected average of 1 hour.
Nitrous oxide and Oxygen Proportion	data were collected and participants were followed up during dental care. An expected average of 1 hour.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
• Collaborators: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Fernando M Baeder, PhD, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 13, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 17, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): December 23, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 24, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 22, 2014
• Last Verified: December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; Autonomic Nervous System; Nitrous Oxide; Conscious Sedation; Dental Care
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Palsy; Paralysis
• Other Study ID Numbers: 3307801700P7; CE/UCS - 044/2010 (Registry Identifier: Ethics and Research Committee of Unicsul)