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Table 1 Primary and secondary study outcome measures

From: Effects of propranolol on fear of dental extraction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Measures

Primary outcome

Secondary outcomes

Trait anxiety (S-DAI)

State anxiety (VAS score)

Vividness/emotional charge (M1) propensity (VAS scores)

Physiological response (HR/BP)

Screening (t = 0)

Screening interview

    

Intervention (t = 1)

Preoperative interview

X

 

X

X

Postoperative interview

 

X

  

Follow-up (t = 2)

Preoperative interview

X

 

X

X

Postoperative interview

 

X

  
  1. Note: BP blood pressure, HR heart rate, M1 crucial fear-related memory, S-DAI Short version of the Dental Anxiety Inventory, VAS visual analog scale