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Comparison of efficacy of a new painkiller medicine namely Lornoxicam (extended release) and commonly used medicine Diclofenac for pain control following impacted wisdom teeth removal

Comparative evaluation of efficacy of single pre-emptive dose of Extended release Lornoxicam versus Prolonged release Diclofenac for surgical removal of impacted 3rd molar in Indian population: A prospective, randomized, triple blind, split mouth clinical trial. - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/02/062947
Enrollment
92
Registered
2024-02-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth

Interventions

Intervention1: Lornoxicam: Lornoxicam Extended-Release formulation 16 mg administered orally, once daily for 3 days. Control Intervention1: Diclofenac: Prolonged-Release formulation 100 mg administere

Sponsors

Terna Dental College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are willing to participate in the study 2.Patients requiring surgical extraction of bilateral impacted mandibular 3rd molar of similar difficulty (easy or moderate difficulty as per Pederson’s difficulty index) 3.Healthy patients belonging to ASA Class I or II will be included 4.Patients who are not on any pain management therapy or those who have not consumed any NSAID in the last seven days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients not willing to participate in the study 2.H/o Hypersensitivity reactions to Lornoxicam, Diclofenac or any other NSAID 3.Pregnant and lactating patients 4.Patients suffering from Bronchial Asthma or COPD or bleeding diathesis. 5.Patients with H/o gastritis, gastric/ duodenal ulcers, or any other inflammatory gastrointestinal disease 6.Pederson difficulty index score 7-10 (Difficult) 7.Patients having local signs of infection around the impacted tooth to be removed such as periapical abscess/granuloma, pericoronal abscess, fascial space infection etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain evaluation using modified visual analogue scale (0-10)Timepoint: 4 hour, 8 hour, 12 hour, 24 hour, 48 hour, 72 hour

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Swelling evaluation described by Gabka and Matsumara scaleTimepoint: Postoperative Day 1 and Postoperative Day 3

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Charudatta Naik

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

csnaik@gmail.com9819014417

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026