Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Game on Children’s Fear and Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Julien Gardner   ^{1, 2} ;   Vallerie Markopoulos   ^{2, 3, 4} , DDS ;   Wenjia Wu   ³ , DDS, MSc ;   Gabrielle Gilbert   ⁵ ;   Daphnée Pelletier   ^{2, 5} ;   Charlotte Fafard   ^{1, 2} , BSc ;   Anne Gagné   ³ ;   Estelle Guingo   ^{2, 6} , PhD ;   Christine Genest   ^{7, 8} , RN, PhD ;   Marie-Ève Asselin   ^{3, 4} , DDS, MSc ;   Pascale Ouimet   ^{2, 8} , BScN ;   Kate St-Arneault   ^{2, 8} , RN, PhD(c) ;   Sylvie Le May   ^{2, 3, 8} , RN, PhD, FCAN

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

² Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada

³ Faculty of Dental Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

⁴ Department of Dental Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada

⁵ Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Univeristé de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

⁶ Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC, Canada

⁷ Trauma Studies Centre, Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

⁸ Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada