Evaluation of the Stress Levels of Children and Their Parents

NCT06990919 — Not applicable, Completed, 72 participants, Baskent University

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Evaluation Of The Impact Of Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia On The Stress Levels Of Children And Their Parents

Registry	NCT06990919
Status	Completed
Phase	Not applicable
Study type	Interventional; na, single group, masking: none, diagnostic
Enrollment	72 (Actual)
Sponsor	Baskent University (Other)
Conditions	Stress Biomarkers, Anxiety
Interventions	Saliva collection (Other)
Dates	start 2021-01-06, primary completion 2023-12-01, completion 2024-09-01, first posted 2025-05-25, last updated 2025-05-30
Locations	1 site in Turkey (Türkiye)

-Summary

The stress levels of the participating child and their parents were evaluated using saliva to measure the stress biomarkers.

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+Detailed description

All of the dental treatments of the enrolled children were performed under general anesthesia. The stress biomarkers, such as alpha-amylase and cortisol levels, were measured from the participating child's saliva samples at pre-operative and post-operative. Additionally, the stress levels of the mothers were evaluated by questionnaires at the beginning of the study.

+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Enrolled children	Other	Other: Saliva collection	All of the enrolled children have been followed for 1-month. Pre-operative and post-operative saliva samples have been collected from all participating children.

Saliva collection (Other): Pre-operative saliva collected before the full mouth treatment under general anesthesia while, post-operative saliva collected at 1-month follow-up after general anesthesia.

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

alpha-amylase [1-month]: salivary biomarker
cortisol [1-month]: salivary biomarker

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 4 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion Criteria: The children

* who did not allow their dental treatments to be completed using behavioral guidance techniques in the clinical environment.
* who had no physical or psychosocial diseases were recruited Exclusion Criteria: The children
* who were unable to give a saliva sample due to increased anxiety or inadequate saliva.

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
Başkent University	Ankara, Cankaya	Turkey (Türkiye)

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