Comparison of Different Pain Rating Scales in Patients With Symptomatic Teeth

NCT04231955 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 338
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Patients with symptomatic teeth who applied endodontic clinic between April 2019 and December 2019 for root canal treatment were enrolled in this study. All patients were asked to fill four different rating scales: numerical rating scale, visual analogue scale, color analogue scale and faces rating scale for their relevant tooth which is symptomatic and need of root canal treatment. The four scales were then compared statistically.

Conditions

Pain; Dental Pain

Keywords

numerical rating scale; visual analogue scale; color analogue scale; faces rating scale; pain intensity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• numerical rating scale

  pain intesity level of patients were recorded on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain posbile)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• visual analogue scale

  Patients were asked to mark their pain intesity level on a 10 cm line with one end indicating "no pain" and the other end "worst pain possible". The distance between "no pain" and the mark indicates the pain intesity level.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• color analogue scale

  Patients were asked to mark their pain intesity level on a 10 cm color changing line with one end indicating "no pain" and the other end "worst pain possible". The distance between "no pain" and the mark indicates the pain intesity level.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• faces rating scale

  faces rating scale consists of 6 faces with the first face indicating "no pain" and the last face indicating "worst pain possbile"

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• comparison of four rating scales

  all four pain rating scales (numerical rating scale, visual analogue scale, color analogue scale, faces rating scale) were compared to analyze correlation.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

Study Arms (1)

pain rating scales

EXPERIMENTAL

patients were asked to marked their pain intensity level on numerical rating scale between 0 and 10, on visual analogue scale, a straight line with one end indicating "no pain" and the other end indicating "worst pain possible". on color analogue scale, a straight line with one end indicating "no pain" and the other end indicating "worst pain possible"and color change towards to "worst pain possible" end and on a faces rating scale which consisted of six different faces representing different levels of pain intensity with the first face indicating "no pain" whilst last face indicating "worst pain possible". The result was recorded as pain intensity level.

Diagnostic Test: numerical rating scale; Other: visual analogue scale; Other: color analogue scale; Other: faces rating scale

Interventions

numerical rating scale DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

patients were asked to marked their pain intensity level on numerical rating scale between 0 and 10 and the result was recorded as pain intensity level.

Also known as: NRS

pain rating scales

visual analogue scale OTHER

Patients were asked to marked their pain intensity level on visual analogue scale, a straight line with one end indicating "no pain" and the other end indicating "worst pain possible". Then the distance between no pain end and patients' mark was measured and recorded as pain intensity level.

Also known as: VAS

pain rating scales

color analogue scale OTHER

Patients were asked to marked their pain intensity level on color analogue scale, a straight line with one end indicating "no pain" and the other end indicating "worst pain possible"and color change towards to "worst pain possible" end. Then the distance between no pain end and patients' mark was measured and recorded as pain intensity level.

Also known as: CAS

pain rating scales

faces rating scale OTHER

Patients were asked marked their pain on a faces rating scale which consisted of six different faces representing different levels of pain intensity with the first face indicating "no pain" whilst last face indicating "worst pain possible". The result was recorded as pain intensity level.

Also known as: FRS

pain rating scales

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• symptomatic teeth which is in need of root canal treatment

You may not qualify if:

• systemic diseases
• age \<18 and \>80
• being able to understand and accept the study protocol with a written consent form.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Medipol University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul Medipol University School of Dentistry

Istanbul, 34083, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain; Toothache

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Tan F EYUBOGLU, PhD, DDS

  Assistant Professor

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor

Model Details: all 50 patients marked their pain intensity levels of their relevant tooth in four different rating scales.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2019
• First Posted: January 18, 2020
• Study Start: May 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 9, 2019
• Study Completion: December 9, 2019
• Last Updated: January 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)