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Effect of Therapeutic Play and Virtual Reality Glasses on Pain and Anxiety in Children

NCT07375056 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2026-01-29

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Summary

Background: A child's first dental experience plays a crucial role in treatment success and in fostering cooperation during future visits. In pediatric dentistry, various non-pharmacological approaches have been implemented to prepare children for dental procedures. This study aims to evaluate the effects of two such approaches-therapeutic play and virtual reality glasses-designed to familiarize children with dental instruments, on pain perception and dental anxiety.

Methods: A total of 66 healthy children aged 6-9 years attending their first dental visit at the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of Ataturk University will be included. Participants will be randomly assigned into three groups: one group will receive therapeutic play before local anesthesia; the second group will use virtual reality glasses before local anesthesia; and the control group will receive local anesthesia without any preparatory intervention. Dental anxiety and pain will be assessed using the Modified Children's Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS), the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBS), and the FLACC scale. Physiological parameters including heart rate and oxygen saturation will be recorded before and after anesthesia.

Conditions

  • Dental Anxiety
  • Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Intervention 1: Therapeutic Play Group

Therapeutic play intervention before local anesthesia

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention 2: Virtual Reality Glasses Group

Use of virtual reality glasses before local anesthesia

OTHER

control group

Routine local anesthesia without preparatory intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mehpare yener · Ataturk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-02
Primary Completion
2023-06-30
Completion
2023-07-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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