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NCT06349200
Comparing Binaural Beats and 432Hz Music for Reduction of Preoperative Anxiety in Root Canal Patients
NA trial testing 432 Hz music in Dental Anxiety in 99 participants. Completed in 2 May 2024.
30 March 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Dow University of Health Sciences |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 99 |
| Start date | 1 October 2023 |
| Primary completion | 30 March 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 2 May 2024 |
| Sites | 1 location across Pakistan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- 432 Hz music
- Binaural beats — full drug profile →
- White noise
Conditions studied
- Dental Anxiety — all drugs for Dental Anxiety →
Sponsor
Dow University of Health Sciences
Who can join
Adults 18 to 45, any sex, with Dental Anxiety. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Many patients suffer from dental anxiety and don't go to dentists for regular checkups. This can lead to the initiation and progression of dental caries, which, if not controlled at the right time, can lead to the loss of the tooth itself. Many forms of distraction have been used to overcome this; music is also one of them. The main objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of binaural beats and 432 Hz music in reducing preoperative dental unease and anxiety among adult patients undergoing root canal treatment in a dental teaching hospital. The null hypothesis is that both binaural beats and 432 Hz-frequency music are not effective in reducing preoperative dental anxiety among patients undergoing routine endodontic therapy in a dental teaching hospital. A total of three groups will be a part of this study, with a total sample size of 99 participants (33 participants in each group). Group A will listen to 432 Hz music for 10 minutes before the procedure, Group B will listen to binaural beats for 10 minutes before the procedure; and Group C (active control group) will listen to white noise for 10 minutes before the procedure. The Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety will be used to assess the anxiety levels before local anesthesia administration, after local anesthesia administration, and 10 minutes after listening to sounds. Then root canal treatment will be completed as a routine procedure.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Comparing binaural beats and 432 Hz music for reduction of preoperative anxiety in root canal patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Zaki H, Ahmed S, Rehman Qazi FU, Fatima N, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40269359 · DOI 10.47391/jpma.21023
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06349200 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Dow University of Health Sciences
- Last refreshed: 14 May 2024
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