Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Virtual Reality on Reducing Patients' Anxiety During Wisdom Teeth Extraction

ConditionsDental Anxiety Third Molar Extraction Oral Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-65

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Strasbourg, France

About this trial

Dental anxiety is common during third molar extractions and may exacerbate pain perception. Local anesthesia does not prevent exposure to stress-inducing stimuli. Virtual reality (VR) combined with hypnotic scripts (HypnoVR®) provides immersive multisensory distraction. This study tests whether VR reduces perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain compared to local anesthesia alone.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 18-65

Indication for extraction of 4 wisdom teeth or ≥2 mandibular wisdom teeth

ASA I-II

Written informed consent.

Disqualifiers

Visual/hearing impairment

Psychiatric disorders or psychotropics (<8 weeks)

Claustrophobia

Heavy smoking >10 cig/day

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

Virtual reality HypnoVR® (VR headset + hypnotic software)
Device
CE-marked class I device combining VR immersion with hypnotic text and music therapy to reduce anxiety and pain during oral surgery.
Control Group (No VR)
Other intervention
local anesthesia alone (no VR)

Treatment groups

60 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Virtual Reality GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: Control Group (No VR)Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Anxiety reduction (MDAS questionnaire)

5-item validated scale, score range 5-25

Time frame

Day 1

Anxiety reduction (MDAS questionnaire)

5-item validated scale, score range 5-25

Time frame

Month1

Sponsors and contacts

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University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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