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Use of the Camouflage Syringe to Reduce Dental Anxiety and Fear in Children

NCT01398007 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2015-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Dental fear and anxiety in children constitue a crucial challenge to dental care delivery as well as future behavior related to dental problems in children. A common cause of such anxiety and fear is the procedural intervention that uses needles and syringes since a visual impact due to the needle acts as a deterrent to the child's cooperation during dental procedures. We therefore improvised the syringe such that it will camouflage the needle. We hypothesized that the use of this needle will alleviate the child's anxiety and therefore will demonstrate improved outcomes related to pain, fear and anxiety. This study is a group randomized trial to test the efficacy of the camouflage syringe as compared to the conventional syringe in children.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Camouflage syringe

Dental anesthesia is administered using the camouflaged syringe.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur

    collaborator OTHER

  • Government Dental College and Hospital, India

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Vinay K Hazarey, MDS · Government Dental College and Hospital, India

  • Jyoti Tote, MDS · Government Dental College and Hospital, India

  • Pushpa V Hazarey, MDS · Government Dental College and Hospital, India

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2006-04-30
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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