Dental AnxietyNCT07274501
The Effect of Music That the Individuals With Moderate Dental Anxiety Have Started Listening to While Waiting
A study testing Music listening in the waiting room in people with Dental Anxiety, run by Karadeniz Technical University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
It is aimed to evaluate the effect of music listened to in the waiting room on patients with moderate dental anxiety during the restoration of posterior occlusal dental caries on vital signs, cortisol and oxytocin levels of the participants. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Dental Anxiety
- What is being tested?
- Music listening in the waiting room
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 90 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 17 Apr 2025to 20 Apr 2026
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Must be healthy volunteers,
- Clinical diagnosis of at least one occlusal dental caries
- Must have moderate dental anxiety
Who cannot join
- Unhealthy volunteers
- Teeth with dental cavities in the adjacent teeth where the rubber dam would not be placed
- Dental caries closer than 1 mm to the pulp tissue
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Dentistry
Trabzon, 61080
About this study
Official title: The Evaluation of the Effect of Music That the Individuals With Moderate Dental Anxiety Have Started Listening to on Their Anxiety Levels While Waiting for Restorative Dental Treatments in the Patient Waiting Room
It is aimed to evaluate the effect of music listened to in the waiting room on patients with moderate dental anxiety during the restoration of posterior occlusal dental caries on vital signs, cortisol and oxytocin levels of the participants.
Read the detailed description
The study will be conducted on 90 patients.
30 patients will be in the control group (the group that listens to no music at all), 30 patients will be in the first experimental group (the group that begins listening to music before treatment and will not listen to music during dental treatment), and 30 patients will be in the second experimental group (the group that begins listening to music in the waiting room and continues listening to music during dental treatment).
The study groups will consist of individuals with moderate anxiety who are systemically healthy and free of any disease. Class I occlusal restorations will be placed on permanent posterior teeth. The study groups will consist of individuals over the age of 18, with no systemic disease, and who are not taking any medication. The groups will be arranged so that there is no significant difference between the number of men and women. The individuals will have occlusal caries to be restored. There will be no condition that would prevent the placement of a rubber dam on the teeth. Pregnant women will not be included in the study. Patients who wish to participate will be included in the study on a voluntary basis after being informed about the study. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) will be used to determine our patients' dental anxiety levels. Each question in the five-question test will be scored from 1 to 5, and the scores will be added together to create a dental anxiety score. The moderate dental anxiety range is between 10 and 18 and is the level generally included in dental anxiety studies. Patients with an appropriate score will be given an appointment for treatment. Before coming in for treatment, individuals will be asked not to have engaged in intense physical exercise and not to have consumed alcohol, smoked, or consumed caffeinated beverages such as coffee. Patients who accept these conditions will sign an informed consent form and provide a medical history (anamnesis) before starting treatment. During treatment, after the application of a local anesthetic without a vasoconstrictor, a rubber dam isolation sheet will be placed, and the treatment will begin. All sterilization procedures will be strictly followed during patient treatment.
Group 1 (Control Group - No Music Before or During Treatment) In the control group, where patients will not listen to any music at all, initial measurements will include salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation upon arrival. In the waiting room, the patient will rest for 15 minutes without listening to any music, although headphones will still be worn to control for external auditory stimuli. Just before the treatment begins, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured again. The headphones will remain on the ears, but no music will be played during the treatment.In the middle of the procedure, after the caries is removed and the cavity is opened, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and body temperature will be re-measured.At the end of the treatment, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured once more. The MDAS will also be administered.
Group 2 (Patients Will Listen to Music Before Treatment Only; No Music During Dental Treatment) In this experimental group, when the patients arrive at the clinic, their baseline salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured. To prevent exposure to other external sounds, patients will be given headphones and asked to listen to music of their choice for 15 minutes in the waiting room to help them relax. Patients will only listen to music in the waiting room; the music will be stopped before the procedure begins, and no music will be played during the treatment, although the headphones will remain in place. Immediately after music listening in the waiting room and just before the treatment starts, the salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be re-measured. In the middle of the treatment, after the caries is removed and the cavity is opened, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and body temperature will be measured again. At the end of the treatment, to compare the dental anxiety level from arrival to post-treatment, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured as final assessments. Additionally, the MDAS (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) will be administered again.
Group 3 (Patients Will Listen to Music Before and During Treatment) In this experimental group, patients will start listening to music in the waiting room and continue listening throughout the dental treatment session. Upon arrival, baseline measurements of salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be taken. Patients will be provided with personal headphones and allowed to listen to music of their choice for 15 minutes in the waiting room to ensure relaxation. Before the procedure begins, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured again. Patients will continue listening to their selected music through headphones throughout the treatment. In the middle of the treatment, after the caries is removed and the cavity is opened, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and body temperature will be re-measured. At the end of the treatment, to assess whether anxiety has decreased compared to the initial visit, final measurements of salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be taken. The MDAS will also be administered.
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety
- Being tested
- Music listening in the waiting room
- Keywords
- Dental anxiety, Music, Oxytocin, Cortisol
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Music listening in the waiting roomBehavioural
The patients will start to listen to music in the waiting room
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control Group | No intervention | In the control group there will be no music listening |
| Experimental 1 | Experimental | The music will be listened to only in the waiting room Receives: Behavioral: Music listening in the waiting room |
| Experimental 2 | Experimental | The music will be listened to in the waiting room and it will continue during dental treatment Receives: Behavioral: Music listening in the waiting room |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Salivary cortisol level and oxytocin levels
Change of salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels (before-after)
Measured: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Secondary outcomes (4)
Heart rate
The number of pulse will be measured and will be written down in beats per minute (bpm).
Measured: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure
The blood pressures will be measured by blood pressure monitor and will be recorded in mmHg
Measured: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Body temperature
It will be measured by body thermometer and will be recorded in degree of Celcius.
Measured: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Oxygen saturation
It will be measured by pulse oximeter. It will be recorded as percentage (%)
Measured: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Dec 2025
- Study start17 Apr 2025
- Primary completion20 Apr 2026
- Study completion20 Apr 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Dental AnxietyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Kıvanc Dulger, Karadeniz Technical University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07274501
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2024/24
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 15 Nov 2025
- Last updated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Evaluation of the Effect of Music That the Individuals With Moderate Dental Anxiety Have Started Listening to on Their Anxiety Levels While Waiting for Restorative Dental Treatments in the Patient Waiting Room
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07274501
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2024/24
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety
- Keywords
- Dental anxiety, Music, Oxytocin, Cortisol
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 17 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Apr 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 20 Apr 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 Dec 2025 (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.
It is aimed to evaluate the effect of music listened to in the waiting room on patients with moderate dental anxiety during the restoration of posterior occlusal dental caries on vital signs, cortisol and oxytocin levels of the participants.
Detailed description
The study will be conducted on 90 patients.
30 patients will be in the control group (the group that listens to no music at all), 30 patients will be in the first experimental group (the group that begins listening to music before treatment and will not listen to music during dental treatment), and 30 patients will be in the second experimental group (the group that begins listening to music in the waiting room and continues listening to music during dental treatment).
The study groups will consist of individuals with moderate anxiety who are systemically healthy and free of any disease. Class I occlusal restorations will be placed on permanent posterior teeth. The study groups will consist of individuals over the age of 18, with no systemic disease, and who are not taking any medication. The groups will be arranged so that there is no significant difference between the number of men and women. The individuals will have occlusal caries to be restored. There will be no condition that would prevent the placement of a rubber dam on the teeth. Pregnant women will not be included in the study. Patients who wish to participate will be included in the study on a voluntary basis after being informed about the study. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) will be used to determine our patients' dental anxiety levels. Each question in the five-question test will be scored from 1 to 5, and the scores will be added together to create a dental anxiety score. The moderate dental anxiety range is between 10 and 18 and is the level generally included in dental anxiety studies. Patients with an appropriate score will be given an appointment for treatment. Before coming in for treatment, individuals will be asked not to have engaged in intense physical exercise and not to have consumed alcohol, smoked, or consumed caffeinated beverages such as coffee. Patients who accept these conditions will sign an informed consent form and provide a medical history (anamnesis) before starting treatment. During treatment, after the application of a local anesthetic without a vasoconstrictor, a rubber dam isolation sheet will be placed, and the treatment will begin. All sterilization procedures will be strictly followed during patient treatment.
Group 1 (Control Group - No Music Before or During Treatment) In the control group, where patients will not listen to any music at all, initial measurements will include salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation upon arrival. In the waiting room, the patient will rest for 15 minutes without listening to any music, although headphones will still be worn to control for external auditory stimuli. Just before the treatment begins, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured again. The headphones will remain on the ears, but no music will be played during the treatment.In the middle of the procedure, after the caries is removed and the cavity is opened, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and body temperature will be re-measured.At the end of the treatment, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured once more. The MDAS will also be administered.
Group 2 (Patients Will Listen to Music Before Treatment Only; No Music During Dental Treatment) In this experimental group, when the patients arrive at the clinic, their baseline salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured. To prevent exposure to other external sounds, patients will be given headphones and asked to listen to music of their choice for 15 minutes in the waiting room to help them relax. Patients will only listen to music in the waiting room; the music will be stopped before the procedure begins, and no music will be played during the treatment, although the headphones will remain in place. Immediately after music listening in the waiting room and just before the treatment starts, the salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be re-measured. In the middle of the treatment, after the caries is removed and the cavity is opened, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and body temperature will be measured again. At the end of the treatment, to compare the dental anxiety level from arrival to post-treatment, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured as final assessments. Additionally, the MDAS (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) will be administered again.
Group 3 (Patients Will Listen to Music Before and During Treatment) In this experimental group, patients will start listening to music in the waiting room and continue listening throughout the dental treatment session. Upon arrival, baseline measurements of salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be taken. Patients will be provided with personal headphones and allowed to listen to music of their choice for 15 minutes in the waiting room to ensure relaxation. Before the procedure begins, salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be measured again. Patients will continue listening to their selected music through headphones throughout the treatment. In the middle of the treatment, after the caries is removed and the cavity is opened, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and body temperature will be re-measured. At the end of the treatment, to assess whether anxiety has decreased compared to the initial visit, final measurements of salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels, pulse, body temperature, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and oxygen saturation will be taken. The MDAS will also be administered.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control Group | No intervention | –In the control group there will be no music listening |
| Experimental 1 | Experimental | Behavioral: Music listening in the waiting roomThe music will be listened to only in the waiting room |
| Experimental 2 | Experimental | Behavioral: Music listening in the waiting roomThe music will be listened to in the waiting room and it will continue during dental treatment |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Must be healthy volunteers,
- Clinical diagnosis of at least one occlusal dental caries
- Must have moderate dental anxiety
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Unhealthy volunteers
- Teeth with dental cavities in the adjacent teeth where the rubber dam would not be placed
- Dental caries closer than 1 mm to the pulp tissue
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music listening in the waiting roomThe patients will start to listen to music in the waiting room | Behavioural | Experimental 1, Experimental 2 |
Primary outcome
Salivary cortisol level and oxytocin levels
Time frame: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Change of salivary cortisol and oxytocin levels (before-after)
4 secondary outcomes
Heart rate
Time frame: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Time frame: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Body temperature
Time frame: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
Oxygen saturation
Time frame: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour
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 15 Jun 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
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 Music listening in the waiting room in people with Dental Anxiety, run by Karadeniz Technical 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 15 Jun 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?
Salivary cortisol level and oxytocin levels (time frame: During waiting in the waiting room and dental treatment, an average of one hour). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 15 Jun 2026.