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Ear Plugs Versus Acupressure for Management of Severe Gag Reflex

Saudi Arabia30 participantsStarted 2016-10-25

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two proposed non-invasive techniques: the ear plug technique and acupressure on the P6 point in reducing gag reflex during impression making and to assess patient's experience in terms of comfort and satisfaction.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * The individual is able to give informed consent. * Patients with GR severity that are assigned to a gagging severity index (GSI) III-IV (for standardization of the baseline severity in between Groups). Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Patients with Chronic heart diseases or cardiac pacemakers * Patients with central or peripheral nervous system disorders * Patients with oral lesions * Patients with gastrointestinal disorders.

What they're measuring

Change from baseline Gagging severity index score

Timeframe: At the time of first impression which is made before applying the intervention method (baseline score) and again at the time of the second impression which is made after application of the intervention method by 10 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02938364

SponsorRiyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-12

Contact for this trial

Mohammad R Rayyan, master

+966508821318 dr_rayyan@riyadh.edu.sa

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