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Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children With and Without Dental Fear and Anxiety
Led by University of Southern California · Updated on 2025-10-02
312
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
198 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Southern California
Lead Sponsor
C
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children With and Without Dental Fear and Anxiety
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male or female children aged 6 through 12 years
- English- or Spanish-speaking child and parent
- Child has had at least one prior dental cleaning
- If recruited from the emergency department, Emergency Severity Index (ESI) must be level V or IV
You will not qualify if you...
- Dental cleaning within the previous 4 months
- Plans to move out of the area within 6 months
- Intellectual or developmental disability (e.g., autism)
- Disability interfering with oral care or medical conditions increasing risk (e.g., uncontrollable seizures)
- Daily use of anti-cholinergic drugs
- Presence of orthodontia (braces) or plans to get braces within 6 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L
CONTACT
R
Riley McGuire, OTD, OTR/L, MA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
4
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