Dental Block for Pain Relief in ED Dental Pain Patients

NCT05351099 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2021094
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 195
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This will be a prospective, observational cohort study assessing immediate pain relief from dental block in ED patients presenting with dental pain. The study will be conducted in the Community Regional Medical Center ED. The aim of this study, then, is to prospectively determine if dental block provides minimal clinically important difference in pain relief to these patients.

Conditions

Dental Pain

Keywords

Dental Block; Inferior alveolar nerve block; Posterior superior alveolar nerve block; supraperiosteal nerve block

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

  Pre and Post Procedure Pain Scores will be measured on a VAS line comparing pre and post measurements from left to right. Left side indicating no pain all the way to the right indicating a pain score of 10.

  Baseline10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of patients who would have procedure done again

  10 minutes

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 (aged 18-years or older) presenting to the ED with dental pain in whom the ED practitioner plans to perform a dental nerve block will be enrolled. Enrollment will occur 24 hours a day during all days of the week. Patients meeting eligibility criteria will be assessed for inclusion/exclusion criteria. There will be 195 patients enrolled in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Adult patients (\>= 18-years-old) presenting to Community Regional Medical Center emergency department with a complaint of dental pain in whom the ED practitioner plans to perform a dental nerve block

You may not qualify if:

• Patient with previous dental block within 24 hours prior to arrival at the ED
• Refusal of dental block
• Patient in law enforcement custody
• Patient unable to be properly informed of study purpose or able to complete pain VAS score due to physical/ mental condition (altered mental status, unstable psychiatric patient)
• Patient unable to be properly informed of study purpose or able to complete pain VAS score due to language barrier (not English- or Spanish-speaking)
• Patient with other acute non-dental painful condition making evaluation of dental pain severity vs non-dental pain severity not possible
• Patient with pain in multiple areas of mouth needing dental block in \> 1 anatomic area
• Patient to have Dental / OMFS ED consult for procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead

Study Sites (1)

Community Regional Trauma and Burn Center

Fresno, California, 93721, United States

RECRUITING

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 Officials

• Brian Chinnock, MD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Brian Chinnock, MD

CONTACT

559-499-6440; brian.chinnock@ucsf.edu

Jannet Castaneda, BA

CONTACT

559-994-5893; jannet.castanedasanchez@ucsf.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2022
• First Posted: April 28, 2022
• Study Start: March 11, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 11, 2026
• Study Completion: March 11, 2026
• Last Updated: February 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)