Effect of AV Distraction and Acuapoint Stimulation in Pediatric Extraction on Pain and Anxiety

NCT07371442 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2026-01-28

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Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of audiovisual distraction and acuapoint stimulation on anxiety and pain perception during tooth extraction in children.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Acualief

Aculief acupressure device will be placed on the LI4 Point (figure 1) which is located on the hand between the thumb and index finger, also described as the depression where the index finger and thumb bone go apart. The LI4 point will be identified in each patient by asking the patient to adduct the thumb and index finger. The duration will be 5 minutes before LA administration. The administration of local anesthesia in all groups will be achieved by 1.8 ml of 2% Lidocaine with 1/100,000 epinephrine using a 30-gauge long needle

DEVICE

Audiovisual

A dental video story will be presented to the patient using an iPad device connected to a noise cancellation headphone.

BEHAVIORAL

TELL SHOW DO

This group will be treated using Tell-show-do technique

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-02
Primary Completion
2025-07-15
Completion
2026-02-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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