N/A
N=122
Protective Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Relief Following Day Case Oral Surgery
Postoperative Pain · Wisdom Tooth
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00895843 ↗Enrolled (actual)
122
Serious AEs
—
Results posted
May 2009
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Patients Needing Rescue Medication — 32; 29 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Brufen retard (Drug); ibuprofen (Drug); Bupivacaine (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
- Primary completion
- Dec 2007
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Patients Needing Rescue Medication |
32; 29 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Pain Intensity |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Time to Rescue |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Pain Control/Relief |
— | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether robust analgesic regime (protective analgesia) can improve postoperative pain experience for patients undergoing lower wisdom teeth extraction under day case general anaesthetic.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- healthy male and female patients aged 18 years and over
- patients requiring removal of one or more third molars, with at lease one completely or partially impacted in the mandible needing bone removal
Exclusion Criteria
- history of allergy to NSAIDs
- pregnant
- history of GI disease
- history of bleeding disorders
- alcohol dependancy
- drug abuse
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00895843). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.