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Evaluating the Effect of Green Tea Extract (EGCG) in Reducing Pain Between Root Canal Visits

Effectiveness of EGCG in Minimizing Interappointment flareups-A Randomized clinical trial - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093792
Enrollment
36
Registered
2025-08-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 8- Other Procedures

Interventions

Intervention1: Epigallocatechin (green tea extract): Epigallocatechin used as intracanal medicament for assessing interappointment flare ups for a duration of 3 months till the sample size of inclusi

Sponsors

Dr Shilpa Gollaprolu
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Symptomatic Irreversible pulpitis with lesion less than 2mm Teeth with complete root formation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Tooth with root fractures/resorptions, presence of intraoral and extraoral swelling, and sinus opening. Teeth requiring retreatment and previously accessed teeth. Tooth with primary periodontal and secondary endodontic lesions. Patients who had taken antibiotics within the previous 30 days or who had taken analgesics within the last 24 hours were not accepted

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
evaluation of interappointment flareups after using epigallaocatechin as intracanal medicament using VASTimepoint: 24 hrs 72hrs and 7 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
quality of life after rootcanal treatmentTimepoint: 24 hrs 72hrs and 7 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vandana Raghunath

Narayana Dental College and Hospital

kiranmayi.govula@gmail.com08612313841

Outcome results

None listed

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