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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN77607163
ISRCTN77607163CompletedNot Applicable

A comparison of pre-medication with oral paracetamol versus intravenous paracetamol given at time of induction for post-operative analgesia following wisdom tooth extraction

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)0 sites116 target enrollmentStarted: May 9, 2008Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
116

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients over 18 years (either sex) having a general anaesthetic for extraction of wisdom teeth of which at least one must be a lower molar tooth.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients who are unable to give full consent, or who do not wish to take part in the trial
  • 2. Patients who have a baseline Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score of more than zero
  • 3. Patients unable to swallow tablets
  • 4. Patients who have taken simple analgesics that day, prior to surgery
  • 5. Hypersensitivity or history of serious adverse reactions to paracetamol or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • 6. Active liver disease
  • 7. Renal dysfunction
  • 8. Pregnant or breast feeding women
  • 9. Alcohol or drug abuse
  • 10. History of unresponsiveness to paracetamol
  • 11. Gastric or peptic ulcer disease
  • 12. Inflammatory bowel disease
  • 13. Blood coagulation abnormalities

Investigators

Sponsor
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

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