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Reducing Injection Pain During Dental Anesthesia: A Comparison of Numbing Gel and Ice Therapy.

Comparative evaluation of injection pain during administration of local anaesthesia after topical anaesthetic gel versus cryotherapy application: A randomised controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092750
Enrollment
17
Registered
2025-08-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 3- Administration

Interventions

Intervention1: Injection Pain During Administration Of Local Anesthesia: 1) Topical Anesthetic Gel (2% lignocaine gel, for 1 min applied on mucosal surface) vs 2)Cryotherapy (sterile distilled water

Sponsors

Dr Sunayana Bidave
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients requiring endodontic intervention in atleast two teeth, either in the same or contralateral arch requiring local anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients allergic to local anaesthetic agent. Patients anxious to local anaesthesia. Patients allergic to any other drugs and/or conditions that influence the pain score. Patients taken any premedication before procedure. Patients who will refuse to give informed consent . Patients with acute infections at the injection site.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain perception during the administration of local anesthesia will be assessed using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS).Timepoint: At Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunayana Bidave

RD Dental College and Research Centre Nagpur

prshenoi@gmail.com9822220506

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 14, 2026