Multimodal Analgesic Protocol to Moderate Acute Pain

Completed

• Conditions: Pain, Post-operative

• Registration Number: NCT03456141
• Lead Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Brief Summary

With a prospective, observational study assess post-surgery pain levels and patient's use of opioids and other analgesic drugs to moderate pain following third molar surgery.

Detailed Description

SPECIFIC AIMS Using the UNC surgery clinic multi-modal protocol of drugs/dosages to control acute pain after third molar surgery assess each post-surgery day(PSD) the patient reported

1. pain levels post-surgery as recorded by Likert-type and Gracely scales

2. quality of life(QOL) outcomes for lifestyle and oral function

3. number of opioid doses taken by subject-patients

4. number of NSAID and acetaminophen doses taken by subject-patients.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-02-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-02-28
• Study Start: 2018-03-01
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-07
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• ASA I,II At least two lower 3rd molars scheduled for removal

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient being treated for opioid addiction/abuse including having Rx for suboxone, methadone

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The impact of the surgery on the patient's post-surgery pain.	14 days	Likert scales for average pain and worst pain are assessed with 7-point scales with verbal anchors of "no pain" and "worst pain imagined".; Recovery for pain on the Likert scales is defined as the number of PSD until the patient reports a score of 1 or 2 on the 7-point scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of North Carolina School of Dentistry; 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States