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NCT07375056
Effect of Therapeutic Play and Virtual Reality Glasses on Pain and Anxiety in Children
NA trial testing Intervention 1: Therapeutic Play Group in Dental Anxiety in 66 participants. Completed in 30 July 2023.
30 June 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Ataturk University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 66 |
| Start date | 2 May 2023 |
| Primary completion | 30 June 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 30 July 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Turkey (Türkiye) |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Intervention 1: Therapeutic Play Group
- Intervention 2: Virtual Reality Glasses Group
- control group — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Dental Anxiety — all drugs for Dental Anxiety →
- Pain — all drugs for Pain →
Sponsor
Ataturk University
Who can join
Adults 6 to 9, any sex, with Dental Anxiety or Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
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.
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ataturk University
- Last refreshed: 29 January 2026
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