Evaluation of the Post-surgical Discomfort in Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Oral Biopsies
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Quality of Life
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Correlation between the clinical healing and patient perception
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Aim of this study is to evaluate the post-operative course in patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic oral mucosal biopsies.
To evaluate the wound healing, all variables connected with the surgery (including post-operative complications) were recorded. To evaluate the psychological and behavioral impact of the post-operative discomfort, two survey tools were administered: OHIP-14 and visual number scale of pain (VNS) were administered at 6h, 7 days and 21 days after biopsy.
Investigators
Carlo Lajolo
Associate Professor
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •no systemic or local contraindications for surgical treatment
- •need for an oral biopsy (both excisional and incisional).
Exclusion Criteria
- •Since no absolute contraindications to oral biopsies are reported, no exclusion criteria were selected for this study, but if any relative contraindication was present (i.e. bleeding disorders) biopsy was performed after the resolution of the problem
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Correlation between the clinical healing and patient perception
Time Frame: Three weeks after an oral biopsy
To evaluate whether the clinical evaluation of a wound healing shows a correspondence with the patient perception of the same process.
Secondary Outcomes
- Correlation between OHIP-14 and VNS scale(Three weeks after an oral biopsy)
- Clinical variables which influence the healing and patient perception(Three weeks after an oral biopsy)