Effectiveness of Cryotherapy on Endodontic Pain
ConditionPost Operative Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-40
SponsorArmed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan
About this trial
This is a randomized , prospective , control trial to assess the effectiveness of intracanal cryotherapy on post operative pain after root canal treatment in patients with symptomatic apical periodontitis
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis
maxillary or mandibular single rooted teeth
systemically healthy patients
patients having pain score < 8
Disqualifiers
patients on preoperative analgesics or antibiotics within past 12 hours
teeth with calcified canals and previously treated teeth
tooth with immature apices or resorption
patients allergic to local anesthesia
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Irrigation Solution
Drugnormal saline will be used as irrigation solution
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: normal saline groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: cryotherapy (cold saline group)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
post operative pain after root canal treatment
post operative pain will be assessed using visual analogue scale ( VAS) from 0-10 each patient will be given instruction to access the post operative pain . it will be carried out using a questionnaire. VAS 0-1 = No pain 2-3 = mild pain 4-6 = moderate pain 7-10 = severe pain pain recording will be done at 6 hrs , 24 hrs, 48hrs and 72 hrs. ( participants to be contacted by investigator at each point to check on them and remind them to record their pain ). The given questionnaire shall be collected when the participant comes for final restoration after 1 week
Time frame
1 weekSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov