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. 2023 Oct 24;2023(10):CD014722. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014722.pub2

ChiCTR2000028878.

Study name Intervention for children's dental anxiety and dental behavior management problems: a cluster‐randomized trial
Methods Study design: cluster‐RCT
Country: China
Participants Children in primary school (7‐8 years old)
Inclusion criteria: 
a. children at the second grade of primary schools in September 2018, at the Nanshan District of the city of Shenzhen, China;
b. informed consents signed by their parents.
Exclusion criteria:
a. children who already had a dental visit;
b. refused to participate;
c. mental illness.
Stated purpose: to evaluate whether the EL intervention can reduce children's dental anxiety and dental behaviour management problems
Interventions Intervention:
Experiential learning
Control:
Health education
Outcomes Participants' outcomes of interest for this review
  1. Mental health symptoms/(dental) anxiety


Economic outcomes
Nil
Time points: baseline, post‐intervention
Starting date NA
Contact information NA
Notes Source of funding: Grant for Scientific and Technology Research (No. JCYJ20170306155909623) from the Bureau of Science and Technology Innovation Commission of Shenzhen City
Prospective trial registration number: ChiCTR2000028878