Effect of preoperative oral administration of steroids and pain killers on post-operative pain in patients requiring root canal treatment

Effect of preoperative oral administration of steroids in comparison to NSAID on post-operative pain in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis â?? A randomised double blinded clinical trial - POPSTEP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/06/019818

Enrollment

160

Registered

2019-06-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Prednisolone Group: : The patients enrolled in this group will receive 20mg of prednisolone orally one hour prior to the root canal treatment. Intervention2: Dexamethasone: : The patie

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Systemically healthy patients, aged between 18-60 years, with mandibular and maxillary molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis, radiographically-normal periapical area and no pain on biting or percussion. Patients with preoperative pain VAS score of 5-7 will be included in the trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant patients, patients with sensitivity or adverse reactions to any of the medications or materials used in this study, those who had used an analgesic during the preceding 6 hours before the treatment, those with irrestorable teeth or teeth with severe periodontal disease or abscess. Patients with active sites of pathosis in the area of injection will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The POP will be assessed using 10 cm Visual analong scale (VAS). The patient will be assessed over the phone and monitored.Timepoint: 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
escape medicine taken or notTimepoint: at 6,12,24,48,72 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNandini

Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research

nandini_80@hotmail.com9884292850

Outcome results