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

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Dental Fear and Anxiety
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Ready to participate?

Review the details below, then apply to join this clinical trial.

At a Glance
Age
6 – 12
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Other
Participants needed
312 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Southern California · Other
Think this trial could be right for you?

Answer a few quick questions to see if you may meet the eligibility requirements.

Check Your Eligibility
About This Trial
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 an…
Trial Locations
Loading…

Loading trial locations…

Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, aged 6 through 12 years, of any race/ethnicity; * English- or Spanish-speaking child and parent; * Have experienced at least one prior dental cleaning; * If recruited from the emergency department, Emergency Severity Index (ESI) must be level V or IV (to ensure…
Contacts

Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L

323-442-0371

lstein@chan.usc.edu

CONTACT

Riley McGuire, OTD, OTR/L, MA

323-442-0672

riley.mcguire@chan.usc.edu

CONTACT