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The Comparison of Supraperiosteal Nerve Block With Opiate Analgesia in Alleviating the Pain of Toothache

NCT00574015 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2014-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will compare the degree of pain control provided by two techniques for persons with toothache in an emergency department. The two techniques include;

* standard oral narcotic pain medication
* numbing the tooth with local anesthetic by needle injection

Conditions

  • Toothache

Interventions

DRUG

hydrocodone/acetaminophen

oral hydrocodone 10 mg/acetaminophen 650 mg

DRUG

bupivacaine (supraperiosteal nerve block)

Administration of Bupivacaine 0.5% 2 ml adjacent to tooth root

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Albany Medical College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wayne R Triner, DO, MPH · Albany Medical College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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