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Sensory Adapted Dental Environment to Enhance Oral Care for Children With ASD

NCT02077985 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2014-03-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this project is to collect information that will support a later clinical trial on the effectiveness of a specially adapted dental environment for children who have difficulty tolerating oral care in the dental clinic. We hypothesize that adapting the sensory environment in the dental office by modifying the sounds, sights, smells and tactile experiences will result in decreased anxiety, increased cooperation, and fewer behavior problems for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and to a lesser extent for typically developing children especially those who have dental anxieties. This has the potential contribute to increased child comfort as well as safer, more efficient, and less costly treatment for a large population, as potentially more than one-fourth of all children may benefit from a sensory adapted dental environment.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sensory Adapted Dental Environment

See study arm description.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sharon A Cermak, EdD · University of Southern California

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

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