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Reducing Children's Anxiety Using Homeopathic Remedy Before Dental Treatment

NCT01658059 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2019-03-20

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Summary

Pharmacological interventions to aid behavior management's techniques are commonly used in pediatric dentistry. The aim of the medicaments is to control behavior and allow safe completion of a dental procedure. Homeopathic remedy is safe and can be effective to control behavior and decrease anxiety in children during dental treatment.

Aim: 1. To explore the efficacy of homeopathic drugs in decreasing children's dental anxiety before dental treatment.

2\. To assess the effectiveness of homeopathic remedy in facilitating dental treatment for anxious children.

Methods: prospective, double-blind study. Thirty healthy children (5-12 years-old) will receive homeopathic remedy\\placebo before dental treatment. Anxiety reduction will be measured using: saliva cortisol levels, saliva α-amylase levels, facial image scale (FIS), and Houpt behavior scale.

Expected results: the homeopathic remedy will reduce anxiety and increase child cooperation during dental treatment.

Conditions

  • Children's Dental Anxiety

Interventions

OTHER

Homeopathic remedy

drops of the homeopathic remedy will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.

OTHER

Placebo

drops of the placebo will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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