The effect of cooling the injection area on pain during local anesthesia

Effect of precooling the injection site on pain perception prior to Local Anesthesia administration- An in vivo study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/10/076021

Enrollment

150

Registered

2024-10-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-11-11

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Topical ice application for 1 min : ice stick will be applied at the site of injection for 1 minute prior to administration of Local Anesthesia. VAS scale will be used to evaluate the

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Adult patients above 18 years of age without any systemic disease and no mental health disorders. 2.Patients diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (SIP) planned for endodontic treatment in mandibular molars requiring inferior alveolar nerve block.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Neural disorders 2.Participants who refuse to take part in this study. 3.Patients on analgesics and antibiotics within past month 4.Patients with systemic diseases like diabetes and hypertension 5.Any allergy to local anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the effect of ice application at 1 and 2 minutes on pain perception during intraoral injection. Timepoint: 1 min and 2 min	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the effect of ice application at 1 and 2 minutes on pain perception during intraoral injection. Timepoint: 1 min and 2 min	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Manju Kumari

I.T.S Dental College Hospital And Research Centre

dr.manjukumari.dntl.gn@its.edu.in9811056881

Outcome results

None listed

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