The effect of local anaesthetic on pain following oral surgery under general anaesthetic

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain following ambulatory oral surgery; Surgery; Ambulatory oral surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84216266
• Lead Sponsor: Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 12 to 16 years, either sex
2. Requiring surgery necessitating the raising of a mucoperiosteal flap and bone removal in at least one but not more than two sites
3. Suitable for ambulatory surgery

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age under 12 years
2. History of allergy to local anaesthetic of the amide type or to any components of the injectable formulation, paracetamol or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Exclusion criteria due to the presence of adrenaline in the local anaesthetic formula:
3. Arterial hypertension
4. Coronary disease
5. Valvular heart disease

Standard anaesthetic-based exclusions for ambulatory surgery:
6. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade greater than 2
7. Body mass index greater than 35
8. Poorly controlled asthma

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-surgical pain using a Visual Analogue Scale, measured pre-surgery, at 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours post-surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of time to rescue analgesia.