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Effects of Virtual Reality Relaxation on the Anxiety Levels

NCT06804967 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2026-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effects of virtual reality relaxation on dental anxiety levels of adolescents and adults during an orthodontic bonding procedure.

The specific aim is to compare changes in the anxiety levels based on 1) psychological outcomes and 2) physiological outcomes between patients who experienced (virtual reality relaxation) VRR intervention during the orthodontic bonding procedure and those in the control group who did not receive the intervention

After provding written consent, subjects will be randomized to either the virtual reality device usage during their bonding procedure or no virtual reality device. They will have vital signs taken/anxiety level measured and answer a questionnaire before and after the device/no device usage (30 minutes).

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

virtual reality relaxation headset

No headset will be used

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hakan Turkkahraman, DDS, PhD · Indiana University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-21
Primary Completion
2025-07-01
Completion
2026-03-04
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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