NCT05196230Completed
A Virtual Dental Office Experience for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Virtual Dental Office Experience for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Jun 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (360° video) compared to a social story for reducing pre-visit dental anxiety for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve the dental visit experience for children, their families, and clinicians. The secondary objective is to perform a cost comparison analysis of the 360° video product as compared to a social story for Holland Bloorview's dental clinic.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 146 (actual)
- First submitted
- 25 Jun 2021
- Start date
- 30 Jun 2021
- Primary completion date
- 30 May 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT05196230
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 146
- From 30 Jun 2021 to the primary completion date, 30 May 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Parent predicts no difficulty for child to sitting through entire dental appointment
Who the study is looking for
- A community diagnosis of ASD
- Aged 4-12
- First time client of Holland Bloorview dental (has not previously received dental services at Holland Bloorview dental)
- Dental appointment at least 3 weeks away from time of initial contact
- Parent-predicted difficulty for child to sit through entire dental appointment
Age in the registry: 4 years to 12 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toronto | Canada | Unknown status |
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