The effect of local anaesthesia on postoperative pain and hemostasis after dental rehabilitation under general anaesthesia in pediatric patients

The effect of local anaesthesia on postoperative pain and hemostasis after dental rehabilitation under general anaesthesia in pediatric patients aged from three to seven years old

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18557910

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-08

Start date

2020-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

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Conditions

Post operative pain following dental treatment under general anaesthesia Oral Health

Interventions

Forty-six boys and girls were included in this single-arm, parallel-design, single-blinded, randomized, controlled study. Before the commencement of the study, numbers from one to forty-six were rando

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged three to seven years 2. Described by Frankel’s behavior rating scale as definitely negative. 3. Arabic-speaking and healthy, with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II classification

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Needing treatment or extraction of permanent teeth 2. Having an either medical, mental, or physical impairment 3. Need only restorative treatment without extraction or vice versa

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain measured using: 1. Universal-pain-assessment-tool (UPAT) before the operation 2. FLACC behavior scale immediately after treatment, 30 min and 6 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hemostasis measured using bleeding score obtained immediately after extraction using the Boezaart-surgical-field-grading-scale.	—

Countries

Jordan

Outcome results

None listed

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