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Comparison of Physical Versus Visual Distraction in the Reduction of Pain During Local Anesthesia

NCT04595721 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2022-04-20

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare physical versus visual distractions to determine which technique reduces perceived pain better during local anesthesia injections.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hidden object

Participant will be instructed to look at the hidden object image on the overhead light to look for a number of objects and observe the image.

BEHAVIORAL

Stress ball

Participants will be handed a single-use, squeezable stress ball and instructed to squeeze the stress ball.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Louis Formica, DDS · Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-31
Primary Completion
2022-07-31
Completion
2022-07-31

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