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Preemptive Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Control for Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia

Preemptive Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Control for Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia in Children

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03852602
Enrollment
70
Registered
2019-02-25
Start date
2019-02-28
Completion date
2020-03-30
Last updated
2021-06-14

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Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic-treated children with analgesic prior to the treatment and to compare the postoperative analgesic needs of children undergoing dental treatment under general anesthesia.

Detailed description

The investigator's study included patients who were admitted to Inonu University and Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry in 2019 and decided to perform dental treatment under general anesthesia. Patients 1 to 7 years of age with dental treatment between February 28 and June 1, 2019 will be included. Patients who underwent analgesic 15 minutes after the induction of general anesthesia from the patients, and those who made painkillers 15 minutes before the end of the treatment will constitute the control group. Paracetamol 15 mg / kg IV will be given in 50 ml of saline. The demographic data of the children to be included in the study such as age, gender, type of dental intervention, duration of operation, postoperative pain scores, recovery times will be recorded and compared.

Interventions

Analgesic application15 minutes before the treatment

DRUGControl

Analgesic application15 minutes before the end of the treatment

Sponsors

Inonu University
CollaboratorOTHER
Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

* To be treated under general anesthesia * No systemic disease * To have at least one painful dental procedure in the upper and lower jaw (pulpectomy, pulpotomy

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with mental or physical disabilities of any disease * Patients who have not undergone painful dental intervention under general anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Postoperative dental painAn average of 24 hours postoperativelyWong-Baker faces Scale is validated for children aged 3 to 7 years, includes six cartoon faces corresponding to scores 0-5 (0=no hurt, 1= hurts a little bit, 2= hurts a little more, 3=hurts even more, 4= hurts a whole lot, 5=hurts worst).

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026