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Comparing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Glasses to Help Children Feel Less Pain and Anxiety During Local Anesthesia

NCT07060170 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-07-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if audio-visual method of distraction is useful to control the pain and fear associated with dental treatment in children. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• How their body reacts-such as changes in heart rate, oxygen levels, and certain chemicals in their saliva-before and after getting local anesthesia? Researchers will test two types of glasses that display cartoons to help children feel less anxious.

Participants will:

* Have an introductory visit to be more familiar with dental environment and their cooperation will be tested.
* In the next 2 visits they will wear either of the glasses while receiving local anesthesia
* Saliva will be collected, and their heart rate and oxygen levels will be calculated each time

Conditions

  • Dental Anxiety
  • Dental Fear
  • Dental Fear and Anxiety

Interventions

DEVICE

Augmented Reality Glasses

The child will wear the augmented reality glass, and a cartoon movie will be displayed during the injection of local anesthesia

DEVICE

Virtual Reality Glasses

The child will wear the glass, and a cartoon movie will be displayed during the injection of local anesthesia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riham Abbas

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health · Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University

  • Lecturer of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health · Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-01
Primary Completion
2025-07-31
Completion
2025-08-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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