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NCT Number: NCT06670729

Alternatives to Manage Dental Fear

This study compares the psychological effects on patients attend the dental clinic by listening to specific audios

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Key information

Conditions

Fear Anxiety Discomfort Psychotherapy Intervention Evaluation

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

College of Dentistry

Baghdad, 964, Iraq

About this study

Participants of the experimental group listened to Quran recitation using auto-controlled headphones, whereas headphones of the control group participants were silent then the two groups answer questionnaire prepared for this purpose.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • any patient eligible for dental treatment
  • willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

participants

  • less than 18 years of age,
  • mentally retarded,
  • had hearing impairment or deafness

Treatment and study plan

Quran listening

Other

listening to quran recitation via head phone

silent headphones group

Other

headphones were silent, patient do not listen to any thing

Primary outcomes

  1. fear

    Time frame: before, during and immediately after dental session

    fear was assessed using a questionnaire that is based on Dental anxiety scale (DAS) and Modified Dental Anxiety scale (MDAS), statistically significant descending ranks of fear reflects effectiveness of the intervention, when statistical analysis was significant, clinical (practical) effect size was also obtained to determine the clinically effective modality of management

  2. discomfort

    Time frame: during and immediately after dental session

    presence or absence of discomfort was assessed using dental anxiety scale and modified dental anxiety scale, descending ranks of fear reflects effectiveness of the intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Al-Mustansiriyah University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Psychotherapeutic Effect of Listening to Quran Recitation on Dental Anxiety: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Nov 1, 2024
Registry last updated
Nov 1, 2024

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