An RCT pilot study to test the effects of intravenous midazolam as a conscious sedation technique for anxious children requiring dental treatment — an alternative to general anaesthesia

Aim To add to the evidence base for acceptable and effective paediatric conscious sedation techniques in dental primary care. Objectives To compare three conscious sedation techniques for primary care as an alternative to dental general anaesthesia (DGA) in children. To assess the feasibility and practicality of running the trial in general dental practice. To form the basis for sample size calculations and assess scales of measurement. Design Single centre, randomised control trial (RCT). Setting Queensway Anxiety Management Clinic (QAMC). A primary care based general and referral dental practice for the management of anxious patients. Subjects, materials and methods Sixty five children too anxious for management with relative analgesia, requiring invasive dental procedure for which dental general anaesthesia (DGA) will be…