Behavior, ChildPedodonticsNCT06241157
Pediatric-Quiz Game Behaviour Guidance in Children
A study testing Pediatric Quiz Game in people with Behavior, Child, run by Marmara University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Behavior orientation is the cornerstone of the success of pediatric dentistry. The use of behavior management techniques enables children to learn appropriate behavior and coping skills, reduce anxiety, and facilitate the delivery of adequate oral health care. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 4 to 8 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Behavior, Child
- What is being tested?
- Pediatric Quiz Game
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 21 Jan 2022to 1 May 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 4 to 8 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Children of age group 4-8 years.
- with no previous dental experience.
- without any systemic or mental disorders.
Who cannot join
- Children or their families that could not agree to participate the study
- They had a previous serious dental experience in need of emergency treatment
- Having systemic or mental disorders
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Istanbul, Istanbul, 34854
About this study
Official title: A Novel Behavior Guidance Technique: "The Pediatric Quiz Game" for the Management of Anxious Children
Behavior orientation is the cornerstone of the success of pediatric dentistry. The use of behavior management techniques enables children to learn appropriate behavior and coping skills, reduce anxiety, and facilitate the delivery of adequate oral health care. Some behavior guidance systems have been tried to be created. On the basis of the magic game, it has been tried to move the children away from the current real situation, the reality of dental treatment, to move forward in communication and successful results have been obtained. The main thing in the technique is to start the communication with the child in the waiting room of the dentist and to reduce the anxiety of the child by improving the self-efficacy perception of the child. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of question-answer behavior guidance technique in dental treatment in pediatric patients.
Read the detailed description
Behavior orientation is the cornerstone of the success of pediatric dentistry. The use of behavior management techniques enables children to learn appropriate behavior and coping skills, reduce anxiety, and facilitate the delivery of adequate oral health care. Better communication can be achieved when children feel the freedom to express themselves. In the same way, parents may state that in cases where there is no coercion and verbal communication, the children are uncomfortable and they have problems during their second-third dentist visits.
However, in some cases, success may not be achieved even if different behavior management techniques are applied. Activities such as diverting attention in children to other areas, starting the communication in the waiting room before entering the practice environment can lead to self-confidence, relaxation and confidence. The method of rewarding can also be very effective in directing behavior in children. For this reason, it communicates with a combination of some techniques without depending on only one technique and can lead to applications in dentistry practice.
Based on this idea, some behavior guidance systems have been tried to be created. On the basis of the magic game, it has been tried to move the children away from the current real situation, the reality of dental treatment, to move forward in communication and successful results have been obtained.
With this information, the aim of our study is to experience a new behavior management technique in children. The main thing in the technique is to start the communication with the child in the waiting room of the dentist and to reduce the anxiety of the child by improving the self-efficacy perception of the child. In this direction, in order to increase the child's self-efficacy perception, simple questions are asked to the child about colors, fruits and animals, if necessary, clues are given to give correct answers, and verbal praise for correct answers aims to increase self-efficacy perception and reduce anxiety. After the communication is started in the waiting room, the dental examination, dental chair and planned procedures will be introduced to the child, together with the tell-show-do method, as always practiced in the dental chair. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of question-answer behavior guidance technique in dental treatment in pediatric patients. Children's pain and anxiety levels were assessed by various tests designed to purpose. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a self-reporting scale,was preferred to evaluate children's experience of pain. The scale displayed a colored spectrum on the front side ranging from no pain (white) to severe pain (red), which indicates relevant pain scores ranging from 0 to 10 on the reverse side.10
- Conditions
- Behavior, Child
- Being tested
- Pediatric Quiz Game
- Medical subject headings
- Child Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Pediatric Quiz GameOther
Investigator will start interacting with children upon their arrival and during their presence in the waiting room before entering the operating room. This will help to obtain better cooperation (frankl scale) and anxiety reductions (FIS and VPT) at different stages of the dental examination (e.g., entering the clinic, sitting on the dental chair, opening mouth, examination with mirror, probe, use of low-high-speed handpieces, ITR restoration). Pediatric Quiz is actually an ice-breaking quiz game developed for children, with the promise of a surprise gift at the end. It can be defined as "asking children basic questions on colors, animals, fruits and/or cities depending on the age of the child among which the child would choose him/herself and answer the question easily.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Quiz Game | Experimental | Behavior Guidance Technique (BGT) group (Pedo-Quiz group) Whereas, with the novel BGT so called "The Pediatric-Quiz Game" (PQ), dentists start interacting with children in the waiting room before entering the operating room. It can be defined as "asking children basic questions on colors, animals, fruits and/or cities depending on the age of the child. Each child will be asked to fill out the "Facial Affective Scale" and the "Venham Picture Test" before the procedure. After the session, the Frankl Behavior Scale and the "Patient Evaluation Form" will be filled out by the dentist. Their families (parents/guardians) will be asked to fill out the "Child Fear Assessment Scale-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DSc) before the session. 35 children will be included in the study.Main goal in this sesion is to evaluate in which dental practice step can be progressed in an anxious child by using this new behavior managament technique. Receives: Other: Pediatric Quiz Game |
| Control | No intervention | This group is the control group. Tell-show-do technique, which is a frequently used behavioral management techniques will be used. In this group, each child will be asked to fill out the "Facial Shape Scale" and the "Venham Picture Test" before the procedure. After the session, the Frankl Behavior Scale and the "Patient Evaluation Form" will be filled out by the dentist. Their families (parents/guardians) will be asked to fill out the "Child Fear Assessment Scale-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DSc) before the session. 35 children will be included in the study. Main goal in this sesion is to evaluate in which dental practice step can be progressed in an anxious child by using classical behavior managament technique. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Participants' pain and anxiety levels were assessed. The scale displayed a colored spectrum on the front side ranging from no pain (white) to severe pain (red), which indicates relevant pain scores ranging from 0 to 10 on the reverse side.
Measured: 3 Months
The Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule parental version (CFSS-DS pv)
The Scale consists of 15 articles. The answers are given by parents on a Likert type scale, ranging from 15 to 75. For children with moderate and severe dental fear levels, threshold values are set as 32 and 38 points, respectively.
Measured: 3 months
The Venham Picture Test (VPT), a self-reporting scale
The scale is used to evaluate children's situational anxiety. It consists of 16 illustrations in pairs.Among the pairs, one represents the presence of anxiety and the other represents absence of anxiety. Children's anxiety scores were calculated between 0 and 8, according to the illustration they chose, representing themselves. Higher scores indicate the presence of anxiety and its level.
Measured: 3 months
Facial Image Scale (FIS).
Self-report scale will be used in the study to evaluate children's state of anxiety. It displays nine faces showing emotions ranging from "non-anxious" to "very anxious." Participants are requested to indicate the face that represents their actual feelings. The scores range between 0.04 (positive/nonanxious) and 0.97 (negative/very anxious), demonstrating the state anxiety.
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Feb 2024
- Study start21 Jan 2022
- Primary completion20 Apr 2024
- Study completion1 May 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Behavior, ChildStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Marmara UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This pilot study followed a two-arm, parallel-group non-randomized controlled design and compared the effectiveness of the Pediatric Quiz Game (PQ) technique with the traditional Tell-Show-Do (TSD) method in reducing dental anxiety and improving cooperation in children.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Marmara University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06241157
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MU_SD_DPD
- Acronym
- Pedodontics
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 5 Jan 2024
- Last updated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Shahnavaz S, Hedman-Lagerlof E, Hasselblad T, Reuterskiold L, Kaldo V, Dahllof G. Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Dental Anxiety: Open Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2018 Jan 22;20(1):e12. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7803.
PubMed 29358158Peretz B, Gluck G. Magic trick: a behavioural strategy for the management of strong-willed children. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2005 Nov;15(6):429-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2005.00668.x.
PubMed 16238653Grisolia BM, Dos Santos APP, Dhyppolito IM, Buchanan H, Hill K, Oliveira BH. Prevalence of dental anxiety in children and adolescents globally: A systematic review with meta-analyses. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2021 Mar;31(2):168-183. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12712. Epub 2020 Sep 9.
PubMed 33245591
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Novel Behavior Guidance Technique: "The Pediatric Quiz Game" for the Management of Anxious Children
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06241157
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Pedodontics / MU_SD_DPD
- Conditions
- Behavior, Child
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Marmara UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 21 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Apr 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 May 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Behavior orientation is the cornerstone of the success of pediatric dentistry. The use of behavior management techniques enables children to learn appropriate behavior and coping skills, reduce anxiety, and facilitate the delivery of adequate oral health care. Some behavior guidance systems have been tried to be created. On the basis of the magic game, it has been tried to move the children away from the current real situation, the reality of dental treatment, to move forward in communication and successful results have been obtained. The main thing in the technique is to start the communication with the child in the waiting room of the dentist and to reduce the anxiety of the child by improving the self-efficacy perception of the child. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of question-answer behavior guidance technique in dental treatment in pediatric patients.
Detailed description
Behavior orientation is the cornerstone of the success of pediatric dentistry. The use of behavior management techniques enables children to learn appropriate behavior and coping skills, reduce anxiety, and facilitate the delivery of adequate oral health care. Better communication can be achieved when children feel the freedom to express themselves. In the same way, parents may state that in cases where there is no coercion and verbal communication, the children are uncomfortable and they have problems during their second-third dentist visits.
However, in some cases, success may not be achieved even if different behavior management techniques are applied. Activities such as diverting attention in children to other areas, starting the communication in the waiting room before entering the practice environment can lead to self-confidence, relaxation and confidence. The method of rewarding can also be very effective in directing behavior in children. For this reason, it communicates with a combination of some techniques without depending on only one technique and can lead to applications in dentistry practice.
Based on this idea, some behavior guidance systems have been tried to be created. On the basis of the magic game, it has been tried to move the children away from the current real situation, the reality of dental treatment, to move forward in communication and successful results have been obtained.
With this information, the aim of our study is to experience a new behavior management technique in children. The main thing in the technique is to start the communication with the child in the waiting room of the dentist and to reduce the anxiety of the child by improving the self-efficacy perception of the child. In this direction, in order to increase the child's self-efficacy perception, simple questions are asked to the child about colors, fruits and animals, if necessary, clues are given to give correct answers, and verbal praise for correct answers aims to increase self-efficacy perception and reduce anxiety. After the communication is started in the waiting room, the dental examination, dental chair and planned procedures will be introduced to the child, together with the tell-show-do method, as always practiced in the dental chair. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of question-answer behavior guidance technique in dental treatment in pediatric patients. Children's pain and anxiety levels were assessed by various tests designed to purpose. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a self-reporting scale,was preferred to evaluate children's experience of pain. The scale displayed a colored spectrum on the front side ranging from no pain (white) to severe pain (red), which indicates relevant pain scores ranging from 0 to 10 on the reverse side.10
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This pilot study followed a two-arm, parallel-group non-randomized controlled design and compared the effectiveness of the Pediatric Quiz Game (PQ) technique with the traditional Tell-Show-Do (TSD) method in reducing dental anxiety and improving cooperation in children.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Quiz Game | Experimental | Other: Pediatric Quiz GameBehavior Guidance Technique (BGT) group (Pedo-Quiz group) Whereas, with the novel BGT so called "The Pediatric-Quiz Game" (PQ), dentists start interacting with children in the waiting room before entering the operating room. It can be defined as "asking children basic questions on colors, animals, fruits and/or cities depending on the age of the child. Each child will be asked to fill out the "Facial Affective Scale" and the "Venham Picture Test" before the procedure. After the session, the Frankl Behavior Scale and the "Patient Evaluation Form" will be filled out by the dentist. Their families (parents/guardians) will be asked to fill out the "Child Fear Assessment Scale-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DSc) before the session. 35 children will be included in the study.Main goal in this sesion is to evaluate in which dental practice step can be progressed in an anxious child by using this new behavior managament technique. |
| Control | No intervention | –This group is the control group. Tell-show-do technique, which is a frequently used behavioral management techniques will be used. In this group, each child will be asked to fill out the "Facial Shape Scale" and the "Venham Picture Test" before the procedure. After the session, the Frankl Behavior Scale and the "Patient Evaluation Form" will be filled out by the dentist. Their families (parents/guardians) will be asked to fill out the "Child Fear Assessment Scale-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DSc) before the session. 35 children will be included in the study. Main goal in this sesion is to evaluate in which dental practice step can be progressed in an anxious child by using classical behavior managament technique. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 4 to 8 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Children of age group 4-8 years.
- with no previous dental experience.
- without any systemic or mental disorders.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Children or their families that could not agree to participate the study
- They had a previous serious dental experience in need of emergency treatment
- Having systemic or mental disorders
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Quiz GameInvestigator will start interacting with children upon their arrival and during their presence in the waiting room before entering the operating room. This will help to obtain better cooperation (frankl scale) and anxiety reductions (FIS and VPT) at different stages of the dental examination (e.g., entering the clinic, sitting on the dental chair, opening mouth, examination with mirror, probe, use of low-high-speed handpieces, ITR restoration). Pediatric Quiz is actually an ice-breaking quiz game developed for children, with the promise of a surprise gift at the end. It can be defined as "asking children basic questions on colors, animals, fruits and/or cities depending on the age of the child among which the child would choose him/herself and answer the question easily. | Other | Pediatric Quiz Game |
Primary outcome
The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Time frame: 3 Months
Participants' pain and anxiety levels were assessed. The scale displayed a colored spectrum on the front side ranging from no pain (white) to severe pain (red), which indicates relevant pain scores ranging from 0 to 10 on the reverse side.
The Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule parental version (CFSS-DS pv)
Time frame: 3 months
The Scale consists of 15 articles. The answers are given by parents on a Likert type scale, ranging from 15 to 75. For children with moderate and severe dental fear levels, threshold values are set as 32 and 38 points, respectively.
The Venham Picture Test (VPT), a self-reporting scale
Time frame: 3 months
The scale is used to evaluate children's situational anxiety. It consists of 16 illustrations in pairs.Among the pairs, one represents the presence of anxiety and the other represents absence of anxiety. Children's anxiety scores were calculated between 0 and 8, according to the illustration they chose, representing themselves. Higher scores indicate the presence of anxiety and its level.
Facial Image Scale (FIS).
Time frame: 3 months
Self-report scale will be used in the study to evaluate children's state of anxiety. It displays nine faces showing emotions ranging from "non-anxious" to "very anxious." Participants are requested to indicate the face that represents their actual feelings. The scores range between 0.04 (positive/nonanxious) and 0.97 (negative/very anxious), demonstrating the state anxiety.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Mar 2026.
- Results publication: PubMed 29358158Shahnavaz S, Hedman-Lagerlof E, Hasselblad T, Reuterskiold L, Kaldo V, Dahllof G. Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Dental Anxiety: Open Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2018 Jan 22;20(1):e12. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7803.
- Results publication: PubMed 16238653Peretz B, Gluck G. Magic trick: a behavioural strategy for the management of strong-willed children. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2005 Nov;15(6):429-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2005.00668.x.
- Results publication: PubMed 33245591Grisolia BM, Dos Santos APP, Dhyppolito IM, Buchanan H, Hill K, Oliveira BH. Prevalence of dental anxiety in children and adolescents globally: A systematic review with meta-analyses. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2021 Mar;31(2):168-183. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12712. Epub 2020 Sep 9.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
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The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Pediatric Quiz Game in people with Behavior, Child, run by Marmara University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (time frame: 3 Months). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06241157, which also lists 3 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Mar 2026.