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Improving Autistic Children's Experiences of Dental Care With Class-integrated Social Story

RecruitingNAAges 3 Years - 7 YearsAllThe University of Hong Kong
NCT07166978 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to have unmet dental needs. Due to hypersensitivity and oral defensiveness, new or unexpected stimuli during dental examinations often precipitate anxiety and stress. These dental barriers often exacerate the difficulties in managing ASD children during periodic comprehensive dental reviews, which are essential for prevention, early identification and management of oral problems, and maintenance of good oral health. Social story is a training approach constituting short stories and visual cues designed to convey information in a step-by-step manner, to help ASD children know what to expect and how to behave in different situations in daily life, and to gradually allow them to adjust to essential daily tasks. Our previous publications reported the success of social stories in improving oral health among ASD children, but its us

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Preschool children will be eligible if they have been diagnosed with ASD, following signed parental consent and completion of the questionnaire. * The proposed study will target Hong Kong preschool children diagnosed with ASD * Have their full primary dentition erupted * Able to understand and benefit from social stories (Gray, 2000). Exclusion Criteria: * ASD children who have visual or hearing impairments * Whose parents who cannot read Chinese will be excluded.
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What it tests

  • Social story
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Where

1 site
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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