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Virtual Reality Distraction for Dental Anxiety (RCT)

StatusRecruiting
PhaseNot applicable
Started
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Record status
This record was last updated August 24, 2025 (before its estimated November 2025 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.

Record History

  1. Primary completion date: Dec 2024 to Nov 2025
    • Study completion date: Feb 2025 to Mar 2026
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  2. Study First Submitted
  • Stopped: an ongoing trial was terminated, suspended or withdrawn.
  • Notable: the trial’s plan changed such as a big move in its timeline or size, a new primary endpoint, sponsor or phase, or recruiting opened or resumed.
  • Minor: routine progress and housekeeping, such as sites added or enrollment closed.
St. Justine's Hospital
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The aim of this randomized clinical trial is to verify the efficacy of VR immersion over a muted cartoon on a wall-mounted TV to decrease dental fear and anxiety of children undergoing dental procedures. The study also aims to gain insight on the satisfaction of parents and healthcare providers on the use of VR during dental appointments. Main research question: Does VR immersion compare to a cartoon on a wall-mounted TV is more efficacious to decrease dental fear and anxiety of children requiring dental procedures? Participants will be playing through a VR immersive game wearing a eye-tracking VR headset that requires no movement of the head to play, facilitating the dental procedure. The investigators will take measures of the stress levels of participants and their parents using a validated stress scale and also by taking salivary samples to verify the levels of a stress biomarker (alpha-amylase).
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT06182462
Lead Sponsor St. Justine's Hospital
Conditions
(from sponsor)		 Dental Anxiety, Dental Phobia, Dental Trauma, Dental Diseases
Related terms Stomatognathic Diseases
Enrollment 88 participants
Start Date
Primary Completion (estimated)
Study Completion (estimated)
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