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Efficacy of Ibuprofen gargle for postoperative pain after impacted lower third molar extraction: A comparison study.

Efficacy of Ibuprofen gargle for postoperative pain after impacted lower third molar extraction: a phase II, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, crossover trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs051210022
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-05-10
Start date
2021-06-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

third molar wisdom tooth extraction

Interventions

Sponsors

Kakei Yasumasa
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who were planning to have a lower third molar extraction and who were expected to register on the day of extraction.. (2) Patients aged 20 years or older at the time of acquisition consent. (3) Patients for whom documented consent has been obtained regarding their voluntary participation in this clinical study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who have peptic ulcer. (2) Patients with concurrent severe or uncontrolled concomitant medical conditions. (3) Patients with history of hypersensitivity to any component of ibuprofen gargle. (4) Patients who impaired cardiac function or clinically significant heart disease. (5) Patients with aspirin-induced asthma. (6) Patients who use analgesic drug at least once a week for any chronic pain. (7) Patients with dementia, psychiatric symptoms, drug addiction and alcoholism. (8) Pregnant or lactating women. (9) Patients that the investigator deems inappropriate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in VAS before and after 5 minutes of use of the first ibuprofen or placebo gargle on PODs 1 and 2 (delta VAS 5)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Delta VAS before and 15 minutes after the first use of ibuprofen or placebo gargle on PODs 1 and 2. 2. Delta VAS before and after 5 and 15 minutes of use of the first ibuprofen gargle on PODs 3 through 5. 3. Overall daily efficacy on PODs 1 to 5. 4. Number of uses (gargle, analgesic drug) per day on PODs 1 to 7. 5. Adverse Event

Contacts

Public ContactTakeshi Ioroi

Kobe University Hospital

ioroit@med.kobe-u.ac.jp+81-78-382-6669

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026