Turtle-Assisted Animal Interaction on Dental Anxiety and Physiological Parameters in Children

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Conditions studied: Animal-Human Bonding, Dental Anxiety, Pediatric Disease

In brief

This study aims to measure the effect of a structured AAT session with a turtle present on dental anxiety and behavioral compliance in children during routine procedures that do not require local anesthesia in a pediatric dental clinic.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07439289

Run by

Igdir University

People needed

50

Starts

2026-03-01

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-24

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children aged 6-10 years
• Children with ASA I-II general health status
• Children who have obtained written parental consent + an age-appropriate informed consent form
• Children undergoing non-invasive procedures that do not require local anesthesia, such as dental examinations, fissure sealant or fluoride application. • Children who can understand Turkish instructions (for scale application).

You may not qualify if…

• • Children with animal phobia / intense fear of turtles (as stated by the child or parent). • Children with immunosuppression or a history of severe allergic diseases. • Children with a dental plan requiring sedation/GA within the last month (due to intense anxiety or systemic illness).
• Children with an active infectious disease / a condition requiring isolation. • Children for whom a physician has deemed contact with animals inadvisable. • Children who have been included in a similar behavioral/anxiety intervention program during the same period.

Where it is running

• Igdır University — Iğdır, Iğdır, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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