Reducing Children's Anxiety Using Homeopathic Remedy Before Dental Treatment

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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Reducing Children's Anxiety Using Homeopathic Remedy Before Dental Treatment

Conditions
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Children's Dental Anxiety

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Homeopathic remedy
* Other: Placebo


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Dental anxiety Needs at least 2 dental treatment appointments Exclusion Criteria: Medically compromised Cooperative, needs less than 2 dental treatment appointments

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: group 1<br>homeopathic remedy first , placebo second | Other: Homeopathic remedy<br>* drops of the homeopathic remedy will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.<br>Other: Placebo<br>* drops of the placebo will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.<br>|
| Experimental: group 2<br>placebo first, homeopathic remedy second | Other: Homeopathic remedy<br>* drops of the homeopathic remedy will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.<br>Other: Placebo<br>* drops of the placebo will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reducing Children's Anxiety | Measuring levels of salivary cortisol and salivary α-amylase levels before dental treatment and after dental treatment . | Each dental apointment, aproximatly 30 minutes on the average |