Can a quieter dental room help kids with intellectual disabilities get their teeth cleaned?
NCT ID NCT07413016
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares a sensory-adapted dental environment (with reduced noise, lighting, and other stimuli) to a regular dental setting for 200 children aged 6-7 with mild intellectual disability and moderate dental anxiety. The goal is to see if the adapted environment helps more children complete a dental polishing procedure within 25 minutes. If successful, it could offer a simple, non-drug way to improve dental care for this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sensory-adapted dental environment
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to make dental visits less stressful and more successful for children with intellectual disabilities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 200 children. The sensory-adapted environment may not work for everyone, and results may not apply to other age groups or dental procedures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 7 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 6-7; diagnosis of mild intellectual disability (DSM-5) Moderate anxiety (Corah DAS 9-12) * Informed consent from parents/legal guardians Exclusion Criteria: * no or slight anxiety * high or severe anxiety * visual disorders * neuromuscular comorbidities interfering with cooperation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oasi Research Institute
Troina, EN, 94018, Italy
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