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Evaluation of Audio-Visual Distraction Technique on Child's Anxiety

NCT03229720 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2017-07-25

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Summary

Audio-Visual (AV) Distraction is a recent modality introduced to the entertaining market technology for adults and children. Some practitioners started using this modality of distraction in the dental practice to aid in psychological management of patients.

This study is designed to compare between conventional dental visits (No Distraction) and dental visits aided with audio-visual distraction. Providing a safe, comfortable and entertaining dental environment will give pediatric children a better perception regarding the dental environment and motivate them for repetitive dental visits for better dental health care.

Conditions

  • Anxiety, Dental
  • Fear, Dental

Interventions

DEVICE

Nibiru 3D Virtual Reality Headset

This device is a kind of head glass that obstructs the vision with a wide screen showing movies or photos. Earphones are extended from it and inserted in ears. so it obstructs the vision and audio of the surroundings.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mahmoud Hamdy, Professor · Cairo University

  • Nada Wassef, Ass. Prof · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-01
Primary Completion
2018-07-01
Completion
2018-09-01

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