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Virtual Reality Distraction During Restorative Dental Treatment

NCT07738718 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2026-07-31

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Summary

This split-mouth randomized clinical trial will evaluate the effect of virtual reality (VR) distraction on pain perception, anxiety, physiological responses, and patient experience during local anaesthesia administration and restorative dental treatment in adults. Participants requiring bilateral Class I restorative treatment will receive treatment with and without VR distraction in randomized order. Pain, anxiety, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and patient-reported experience will be compared between the two conditions to determine whether VR improves patient comfort during routine dental care.

Conditions

  • Dental Anxiety
  • Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Virtual Reality Headset

Participants will wear an immersive virtual reality headset during local anesthesia administration and restorative dental treatment. The virtual reality intervention is used as a non-pharmacological distraction technique to reduce pain perception and anxiety and to improve the overall patient experience during dental treatment.

OTHER

Standard Dental Treatment

Participants will receive conventional local anesthesia and restorative dental treatment without virtual reality distraction. All clinical procedures will be performed according to the standard treatment protocol and will serve as the control condition for comparison with the virtual reality intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Qassim University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-25
Primary Completion
2026-10-15
Completion
2026-10-20

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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