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Children and Adolescents With Dental Anxiety - Randomized Controlled Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

NCT01798355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-09-14

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive behaviour therapy is effective in the treatment of children and adolescents with dental anxiety. Our hypothesis is that children and adolescents who have been offered CBT shows significant better performance on outcome measures compared with patients in control group who have received treatment as usual.

Conditions

  • Dental Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The treatment group is offered cognitive behavior therapy(CBT) by psychologists/psychotherapists. CBT is offered according to a treatment manual and consists of 10- sessions during 12-15 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment As Usual

Treatment as usual consist of strategies such as habituation, tell-show-do, premedication with midazolam, nitrous oxide sedation and general anesthesia. All offered by dentists and dental hygienist and/or dental assistants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Göran Dahllöf, PhD · Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet

  • Shervin Shahnaavz, PhD · Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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