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Effect of a Candy Flavoring Before Local Anesthesia on Anxiety and Pain Perception in Children

NCT05727527 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2024-05-06

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Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial that aimed to test the effect of using sugar-free flavors as a sensory distraction technique during local anesthesia on pain perception when compared to a negative control group. Applying the flavor before injecting local anesthesia helped in distracting the child and reduced the associated pain.

Conditions

  • Local Anesthesia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Local Anesthesia 1

Local anesthesia injection after applying a candy flavor

PROCEDURE

Local Anesthesia 2

Local anesthesia injection after applying sterile water

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King Abdullah University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ola B. Al-Batayneh · Jordan University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-01
Primary Completion
2022-09-01
Completion
2023-09-01

Countries

  • Jordan

Study Locations

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