Clinical Trial

Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children With and Without Dental Fear and Anxiety

Study acronym: SADE-DFA
Recruiting
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Summary
This study is a randomized clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of a Sensory Adapted Dental Environment (SADE) alone and together with a video-based modeling (VBM) component (VBM-SADE), compared to a regular dental environment (RDE) and/or VBM alone, to reduce anxiety, distress behavior, pain, and sensory discomfort during a dental cleaning in children with and without dental fear and anxiety.
Protocol Amendment History 1 amendment
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended once since 2025-03-28.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2025-10-01
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT06912854
Lead Sponsor University of Southern California
Collaborators: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Conditions Dental Fear and Anxiety
Enrollment 312 participants
Start Date 2025-05-09
Primary Completion 2029-03 (estimated)
Study Completion 2029-03 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-10-02