Physical pressure on sciatic nerve for pain relief

Three-minute physical pressure on sciatic nerve for short-term dental pain relief

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000747921

Enrollment

Registered

2011-07-18

Start date

2011-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

We recently published a new analgesic method, acute pressure on sciatic nerve for short-term pain relief. We propose that the method can be improve to be self-practiced. The purpose of this study is to avaluate a self-practice method for the application of acute pressure on scaitic nerve for pain relief.

Interventions

Physical pressure on the sciatic nerve by squatting down, without any other kinds of intervention before or at the same time. The study is conducted immediately before the the dental procudure. The duration of the pressure is 3 minutes. Patients were randomized to receive placebo or treatment intervention. Each patient is allowed to join the study for one time.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Mental stable; Education high than middle school; patients with pain caused by acute pulpitis, gingivitis and periodontitis.

Exclusion criteria

Without any other medicine before intevention.

Outcome results