Effect of Virtual Reality on Dental Patients

November 1, 2022 updated by: JAVIER MONTERO, University of Salamanca

Behaviour, Anxiety Management, Personality Traits and Coping of Dental Patients Through Virtual Reality

Clinicians should appreciate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) headsets for managing both the anxiety and the behaviour of dental patients. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using a VR headset as a distraction for managing the anxiety and behaviour of patients during their dental treatment related to underlying psychological factors.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

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

  • Spain
      • Salamanca, Spain, 37007
        • Recruiting
        • Javier Montero
        • Contact:
          • JAVIER MONTERO, FULL PROFESSOR
          • Phone Number: 1996 34 923 294 500
          • Email: javimont@usal.es
      • Salamanca, Spain, 37007
        • Recruiting
        • Clinica Odontológica de la Universidad de Salamanca
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

5 years to 70 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy volunteers with dental needs.
  • Children with parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with cognitive impairments

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: Screening
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Virtual Reality Group
With virtual reality. In order to relate the following variables with the effectiveness in reducing dental anxiety.MDAS TEST (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) FIS TEST (Facial Imagen Scale) Revised Neo Personality Test (NEO-FFI) Brief Cope Inventory, (coping strategies)
Device: virtual reality in dental patients

The behavioral anxiety response of dental patients (with and without virtual reality) related to psychological factors is studied.

Participants self-complete the questionnaires
Experimental: Control Grooup
Without virtual reality. In order to relate the following variables with the effectiveness in reducing dental anxiety.MDAS TEST (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) FIS TEST (Facial Imagen Scale) Revised Neo Personality Test (NEO-FFI) Brief Cope Inventory, (coping strategies)
Device: virtual reality in dental patients

The behavioral anxiety response of dental patients (with and without virtual reality) related to psychological factors is studied.

Participants self-complete the questionnaires

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dental anxiety
Time Frame: 3 years
MDAS TEST
3 years
Behaviour
Time Frame: 3 years
FIS TEST
3 years
Personality traits
Time Frame: 3 years
NEOFFI TEST
3 years
coping strategies
Time Frame: 3 years
BRIEF COPE INVENTORY
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Salamanca

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 10, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 17, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 10, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 10, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

June 28, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 3, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2022

Last Verified

July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Dental virtual reality

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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