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Exploring Dental Anxiety in Special Needs Patients: A Comparison of I-MDAS and Malay MDAS

NCT07121608 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2025-08-20

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Summary

This study aims to better understand and improve how dental anxiety is measured in patients with special needs (PSN) who visit the Special Care Dentistry (SCD) Clinic at Universiti Malaya (UM). Researchers want to find out:

Whether there is a difference in anxiety scores when using two versions of a dental anxiety questionnaire - the Inclusive Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (I-MDAS) and the Malay Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (M-MDAS).

Which version PSN prefer or find easier to use. What factors may cause higher dental anxiety in these patients. What factors are linked to more severe levels of dental anxiety.

Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Each group will try out two different versions of a dental anxiety questionnaire - the written Malay Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (M-MDAS) and the Inclusive Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (I-MDAS), which includes video and narration.

First, participants will fill out a short questionnaire about their background, such as age, gender, education, medical history, and dental experiences.

Then, depending on their group, they will complete either the M-MDAS or the I-MDAS first.

After a one-week break (called a "washout period"), they will complete the other version of the questionnaire.

This allows researchers to compare both tools fairly and see which one is more effective and preferred by patients with special needs.

Conditions

  • Dental Anxiety

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aisyah Ahmad Fisal, BDS, MSCD RCSEd, D.Ch.Dent SCD · Dental Lecturer (Special Care Dentistry)

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-14
Primary Completion
2025-07-28
Completion
2025-07-28

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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