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NCT Number: NCT01658059

Reducing Children's Anxiety Using Homeopathic Remedy Before Dental Treatment

Pharmacological interventions to aid behavior management's techniques are commonly used in pediatric dentistry. The aim of the medicaments is to control behavior and allow safe completion of a dental procedure. Homeopathic remedy is safe and can be effective to control behavior and decrease anxiety in children during dental treatment.

Aim: 1. To explore the efficacy of homeopathic drugs in decreasing children's dental anxiety before dental treatment.

2. To assess the effectiveness of homeopathic remedy in facilitating dental treatment for anxious children.

Methods: prospective, double-blind study. Thirty healthy children (5-12 years-old) will receive homeopathic remedy\\placebo before dental treatment. Anxiety reduction will be measured using: saliva cortisol levels, saliva α-amylase levels, facial image scale (FIS), and Houpt behavior scale.

Expected results: the homeopathic remedy will reduce anxiety and increase child cooperation during dental treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

Children's Dental Anxiety

Age range

5 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Dental anxiety
  • Needs at least 2 dental treatment appointments

Exclusion criteria

  • Medically compromised
  • Cooperative, needs less than 2 dental treatment appointments

Treatment and study plan

Homeopathic remedy

Other

drops of the homeopathic remedy will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.

Placebo

Other

drops of the placebo will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.

Primary outcomes

  1. Reducing Children's Anxiety

    Time frame: Each dental apointment, aproximatly 30 minutes on the average

    Measuring levels of salivary cortisol and salivary α-amylase levels before dental treatment and after dental treatment .

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Aug 6, 2012
Registry last updated
Mar 20, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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