Cohort Comparison of Dental Nerve Block With Other Forms of Analgesia in Alleviating the Pain of Toothache

NCT01268436 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2709
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Toothache is a common source of pain for Emergency Department patients. There are several common ways to control the pain of toothache. But we do not know if any one of them is more effective than another. It is also possible that how we take care of your pain in the Emergency Department will influence the level of pain you experience one or two days from now. This study seeks to answer these questions.

Conditions

Tooth Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual Analog Pain Scale

  Is there any change in patient report of pain using the Visual Analog Pain Scale before and after treatment.

  Before and After treatment of tooth pain

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Need for additional treatment

  while in the Emergency Department

Study Arms (2)

Injectable pain medication

Patients who receive an injectable form of pain medication.

Oral pain medication

Patients who receive oral pain medication only

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients identified by ED providers as having dental pain will be screened for enrollment.

You may qualify if:

• \> 18 years, pain in any tooth

You may not qualify if:

• duration of pain \> 96 hours
• oral trauma within 96 hours of presentation
• facial or neck swelling
• pericoronitis
• visual impairment to less than finger counting within three feet

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Albany Medical College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, 12208, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Toothache

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Facial Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor Emergency Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2010
• First Posted: December 30, 2010
• Study Start: January 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2012
• Study Completion: November 1, 2012
• Last Updated: March 24, 2014

Record last verified: 2010-12

Locations

US (1)