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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/01/079583 [Registered on: 27/01/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry
Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Uses of New Braille Tooth Story on Dental fear in blind Children  
Scientific Title of Study   Impact of Innovative Braille Tooth Tales on Dental Anxiety in Visually Impaired Children – A Randomised Control Trial 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Kashyap B 
Designation  Student 
Affiliation  AME Dental College, Raichur 
Address  Balkattu, moodubage, Ampar post, Kundapur taluk, udupi district- 576211

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576211
India 
Phone  9481682945  
Fax    
Email  kashyapkannanth@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Kashyap B 
Designation  Student 
Affiliation  AME Dental college , Raichur 
Address  Balkattu, moodubage, Ampar post, Kundapur taluk, udupi district- 576211

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576211
India 
Phone  9481682945  
Fax    
Email  kashyapkannanth@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR Raghavendra Havale 
Designation  Professor And Head of The Department  
Affiliation  AME Dental College, Raichur 
Address  AME Dental College, Bijangera road, Raichur

Raichur
KARNATAKA
584103
India 
Phone  9448407300  
Fax    
Email  raghavendrahavale@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AME Dental college, Bijangera road, Raichur, Karnataka state, India- 584103 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DR KASHYAP B 
Address  AME Dental College Raichur Bijangera road Raichur 584103 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DR KASHYAP B  AME DENTAL COLLEGE RAICHUR  Room number 4 AME DENTAL COLLEGE RAICHUR Bijangera road Raichur 584103
Raichur
KARNATAKA 
9113985663

kashyapbalkattu@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committee for AME denatl college   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: H00-H59||Diseases of the eye and adnexa,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control Group  Basic behavior modifications techniques are used for 1 week, later the anxiety scores are recorded and compared to braille e tooth tales 
Intervention  Innovative Braille tooth tales  Braille story book is provided for 1 week, later the behavior modifications and anxiety are recorded and compared with tell feel do 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  6.00 Year(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All visually impaired children between ages 6 and 12 years, with dental caries and calculus 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Kids having other medical health related issues. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the impact on Braille tooth tales on blind children  preoperative and
postoperative 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the impact on Braille tooth tales on dental anxiety in blind children  preoperative and
postoperative 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="48"
Sample Size from India="48" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "50"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="50" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/01/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) 02/04/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 02/04/2025 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
Aim
To evaluate the impact of innovative braille tooth tales on visually impaired children.


Methodology
Patients that come under inclusion criteria are allotted to the groups. Then samples are subjected to Coin toss randomization based on the order of the study. The study sample, examiner and analyzer are blinded.
First visit of the study consists of oral examination of visually impaired children and base data recording while second visit consists of treatment which include restoration and oral prophylaxis and then the postoperative data is recorded.
 
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