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Interventional Touch Therapy in the Treatment of Children's Dental Clinics

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04582422
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : October 9, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 9, 2020
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital

Brief Summary:
This study mainly wants to discuss the anxiety and fear of children's dental visits. For preschool children, separation anxiety can be obvious at this time. The main research is 1. To explore the degree of fear of dental visits in preschool children;2. Children who are touched therapy, there differences in fear of children 's dental treatment? If parents or important others can provide touching care to increase children 's sense of safety, reduce children 's fear of dental visits, and improve the quality of dental care The main purpose of the study.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Dental Fear Nursing Other: Touch Therapy" Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

In this study, a parallel randomized study design was adopted. The intervention of the experimental group was a "Touch Therapy " measure. The control group To provide dental health education in accordance with the routine procedures of children's dental visits, how to use toothbrushes, dental floss education, a total of 90 samples were collected. Children who meet the inclusion criteria of this study are randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The main purpose is to provide "Touch Therapy " intervention measures, and the difference in fear of dental treatment for preschool children.

Use the chip chip tool (PCT) to ask the children's degree of fear of dental treatment. The control group uses questionnaires to ask the caregiver's age, social and economic status, education, past dental experience, etc. In the intervention group, the questionnaire was used to ask the caregiver's age, socioeconomic status, education, past dental experience, etc. During the waiting process, first follow the touch flow chart and perform the touch in the waiting area for 10 minutes. When visiting the treatment chair, the companion will be asked to touch the child's unilateral hand for 5 minutes during the consultation process. A small chair is provided to accompany the child for a total of 15 minutes. The two groups will use the chip tool again after the consultation , Ask the children how scared they are after seeing a doctor, submit the collected data to a third party for analysis, and design a single-blind study.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 90 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description: Interventional research
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description: Single blinding
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: Exploring Preschool Children the Use of Interventional Touch Therapy in the Treatment of Children's Dental Clinics Reducing Medical Fearing Randomized Controlled Trials
Actual Study Start Date : May 20, 2020
Estimated Primary Completion Date : October 1, 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : October 1, 2021

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MedlinePlus related topics: Dental Health

Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Touch Therapy

The main purpose is to provide "Touch Therapy" intervention measures, the degree of fear of dental treatment for preschool children.

Use the chip chip tool (PCT) to ask the children's degree of fear of dental treatment. The control group uses questionnaires to ask the caregiver's age, social and economic status, education, past dental experience, etc. In the intervention group, the questionnaire was used to ask the caregiver's age, socioeconomic status, education, past dental experience, etc. During the waiting process, first follow the touch flow chart and perform the touch in the waiting area for 10 minutes. When visiting the treatment chair, the companion will be asked to touch the child's unilateral hand for 5 minutes during the consultation process. A small chair is provided to accompany the child for a total of 15 minutes. The two groups will use the chip tool again after the consultation , Ask the children how scared they are after seeing a doctor,

Other: Touch Therapy"
During the waiting process, first follow the touch flow chart and perform the touch in the waiting area for 10 minutes. When visiting the treatment chair, the companion will be asked to touch the child's unilateral hand for 5 minutes during the consultation process. A small chair is provided to accompany the child for a total of 15 minutes. The two groups will use the chip tool again after the consultation

No Intervention: dental education
The Chip Chip Tool (PCT) asked the children how scared they were about dental visits. The control group used questionnaires to ask the caregiver 's age, socioeconomic status, education, past dental experience, etc. before the visit to provide routine dental care, provide dental health education, how to use toothbrush Dental floss education,



Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Chinese chip tools worry about score differences [ Time Frame: Evaluation 20 minutes before a single dental treatment, 5 minutes after the intervention, and 5 minutes after the completion of the dental treatment ]
    Using the Chinese bargaining tool to compare the scores of "touch therapy" children and children receiving dental health education and guidance, different intervention measures affect the fear of dental treatment


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Demographic Research Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Before dental treatment ]
    Parents' basic information includes gender, age, education, income, occupation, dental treatment experience, and children's basic information including gender, age, dental treatment experience, whether the child regularly uses fluoride, whether the child has dental caries in the past, using dental floss, using gargle Saliva, this dental treatment project



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Ages Eligible for Study:   3 Years to 6 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Children aged three to six who are admitted to the dental clinic.
  2. Children and their families can communicate in Taiwanese and have a clear awareness and a digital concept.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Children with cognitive developmental delay or visual impairment and hearing impairment.
  2. Children who need to use a protective restraint board if they cannot cooperate with the medical treatment at this time.
  3. The children in the control group actively need others to provide touch for more than 2 minutes due to their needs.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04582422


Contacts
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Contact: Pin-Ning Hsu 886-910278488 mialing19801029@gmail.com

Locations
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Taiwan
NationalYMUH Recruiting
Yilan City, No.169, Siaoshe Rd, Taiwan, 26058
Contact: Xinyi Li    886-3-932-5192 ext 10758    irb@ymuh.ym.edu.tw   
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital
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Responsible Party: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04582422    
Other Study ID Numbers: NYMUH-IRB No. 2020B001
First Posted: October 9, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 9, 2020
Last Verified: October 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital:
Touch therapy
Fear