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Effect of Hilotherm Therapy on Post-operative Pain and Swelling Following Surgical Wisdom Tooth Removal

NCT02284841 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-09-03

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Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of Hilotherm therapy on the incidence of swelling and pain following the surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth. All participants will have two lower wisdom teeth removed, with the Hilotherm cooling face mask only applied to one side of the patients' face for 60 minutes post-operatively, thus the patient being their own control.

Conditions

  • Molar, Third
  • Wisdom Teeth

Interventions

DEVICE

Hilotherm cooling face mask

Hilotherapy - use of an external cooling device; a facial mask through which water circulates at a controlled temperature, allowing continuous cooling of the face, and is thought to reduce post-operative swelling and pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King's College Hospital NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathy Fan, PhD, FDSRSC, FRCSEd, FRCS OMFS · Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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