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A Mobile Application for Post-op Analgesic Consumption

NCT03197311 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2019-10-08

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Summary

Surgical extraction of third molars is one of the most common outpatient procedures performed by oral surgeons. The prescription of postoperative narcotic and NSAID analgesics is the standard of care practice to relieve symptoms of pain, swelling, and trismus after these procedures. The majority of these patients do not return for follow up unless they experience a problem. There is limited data on whether the patients use the narcotics as directed and what is their practice of disposal of the remaining medications that were not consumed.

In this research the effectiveness of postop analgesic consumption, analgesic disposal practice, pain control, and patient satisfaction will be compared between patients who are randomized to the intervention group who will use a developed mobile application and a control group who will not use the mobile app.

Conditions

  • Tooth Extraction Status Nos
  • Post Operative Pain
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Narcotic Use
  • Mobile App

Interventions

OTHER

Mobile app

A customized mobile application will be developed and downloaded to subjects; smartphones to monitor postoperative analgesic consumption, and disposal; pain control and patient satisfaction. The mobile app will provide notifications for medications and select education links on the prescribed analgesics. Subjects will receive reminders to take medications as directed. Subjects will be able to monitor and report their pain during the first week after surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Radhika Chigurupati, DMD, MS · Boston University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-31
Primary Completion
2020-09-30
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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