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Cold Press Test and Post Operative Pain Relationship

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain Threshold
Post-operative Pain, Acute
Registration Number
NCT05904873
Lead Sponsor
Sinem Büşra Kıraç Can
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether it is possible to get a preliminary idea about the postoperative pain in the patient with the results of a practical cold press test applied to American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) 1 and 2, healthy, male patients aged 16-35 before extraction of the lower third molar. The main question it aims to answer are:

• Can post-operative pain be predicted with an cold test that can be applied more practically than conventional quantitative sensory tests applied preoperatively? Participants will need to keep their hands on ice for 240 seconds prior to third molar surgery. When they take their hands off the ice, they will be asked to describe their pain on the visual analog scale. After the operation, the participants are required to mark whether they use painkillers every 8 hours in their pain follow-up forms and the pain they feel according to the visual analog scale.

Depending on the endurance time of the participants to keep their hands on the ice; Two different groups were determined as less than 240 sec and equal to 240 sec. The pain scores and the amount of painkiller use between these two groups were compared with each other.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • The impacted third molar should be class 1 or 2 and position B according to Pell & Gregory classification.
  • The impacted third molar should be asymptomatic.
  • The impacted third molar should be located in the mandible and be in the mesioangular or vertical position.
  • To be male gender
  • To be in American Society of Anesthesiologists 1 or 2 classification
  • To be between the ages of 16-35
Exclusion Criteria
  • Intolerance to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day
  • Operation time exceeding 20 minutes
  • Individuals who have performed third molar tooth extraction

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measurement of Post-Operative Pain4 days

To measure postoperative pain, all participants were given a form to fill out after surgery. In the form, there were areas where the participant should indicate pain between 0 and 10 according to the VAS scale . Forms were collected from each participant at the end of 4 days after the operation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measurement of Painkiller Use In The Post Operative Period4 days

To measure the amount of painkillers used post-surgery, all participants were given a form to fill out. In the form, there were areas where the participant should mark the use of ibuprofen in the first 0-2 hours and then every 8 hours. If paracetamol, which is the rescue medicine, is used, it was requested to mark the time and date in the table in the last part of the form. Forms were collected from each participant at the end of 4 days after the operation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Marmara University

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Istanbul, Turkey

Marmara University
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey

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