NCT05017064

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of intraoral cryotherapy on the inflammatory cytokine levels during root canal treatment and postoperative pain intensity and incidence. Mandibular premolar teeth of 30 patients diagnosed with asymptomatic apical periodontitis will be included to the study for this purpose. The experimental protocols consist clinical and laboratory phases. In clinical phase, procedures of cryotherapy and control groups will be applied in 2-visit-root canal treatment. The samples, which were collected during root canal treatment, will be subjected to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analysis in laboratory. Levels of interleukin and inflammatory destructive enzymes will be determined in collected samples. During the analysis of visual analogue scale scores, the correlation between the changes of the cytokine and proteolytic enzyme levels and presence and intensity of pain will be evaluated.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2021

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 19, 2021

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 19, 2021

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 23, 2021

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 23, 2022

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 19, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

September 21, 2022

Status Verified

September 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

August 19, 2021

Last Update Submit

September 19, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

Endodontics infections

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • 1.Change of proinflammatory cytokine levels

    The samples are collected from periapical exudate at the end of the first and second visit of root canal treatment. The samples are analyzed with high sensitive ELISA method and change of proinflammatory cytokines from first and second visit will be evaluated in ng/ml or pg/ml.

    12 months

  • 2.Levels of postoperative pain

    The intensity of postoperative pain will be evaluated with visual analogue scale, which is a 10 cm line representing a continuum of pain levels between "no pain" on the left side and "most severe pain" on the right side between 0 and 10.

    12 months

Study Arms (2)

Cryotherapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

An intraoral ice pack will be placed on the mucosal groove during root canal treatment.

Device: Cryotherapy group

Control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

No ice pack will be used.

Other: Control group

Interventions

The use of intraoral ice pack during root canal treatment

Cryotherapy group

No cryotherapy will be used

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Being systemically healthy,
  • Signing the consent form,
  • Having a single-rooted tooth diagnosed with asymptomatic apical periodontitis, -No pre-made restoration, no root canal treatment, no fractures or cracks in the tooth

You may not qualify if:

  • Not being systemically healthy,
  • Not giving consent to the study,
  • Presence of cracks, fractures, restorations in the relevant tooth,
  • History of Raynaud's phenomenon

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ondokuz Mayıs University Dp. Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry

Samsun, 55400, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Periapical Periodontitis

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Periapical DiseasesJaw DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesPeriodontal DiseasesMouth DiseasesPeriodontitis

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research DesignEpidemiologic MethodsInvestigative TechniquesResearch DesignMethods

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 19, 2021

First Posted

August 23, 2021

Study Start

August 19, 2021

Primary Completion

August 23, 2022

Study Completion

September 19, 2022

Last Updated

September 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations