Multimodal Analgesic Protocol to Moderate Acute Pain
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- ASA I,II At least two lower 3rd molars scheduled for removal
- 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States