EFFICACY OF DICLOFENAC TRANSDERMAL PATCH AND ORAL DICLOFENAC FOLLOWING TRANSALVEOLAR EXTRACTION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201809637478809

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-03

Start date

2018-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Oral Health

Interventions

EFFICACY OF ORAL DICLOFENAC

EFFICACY OF DICLOFENAC TRANSDERMAL PATCH

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All subjects with moderate difficulty, using the Pederson’s difficulty index. 2. Subjects willing to sign consent. 3. Subjects presenting with clinical symptoms associated with impacted mandibular third molar 4. Subjects with pathology due to impacted mandibular third molar 5. Subjects with surgical site free of active infection. 6. All subjects literate enough to be able to tell pain experienced using the visual analogue scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects declining consent 2. History of allergy to diclofenac 3. Pregnant or lactating subjects 4. Immunocompromised subjects 5. Presence of systemic diseases 6. Subjects on anticoagulant therapy 7. Subjects on analgesic at the time of presentation 8. Subjects on oral contraceptive 9. Subjects on corticosteroids 10. Surgical procedure extending beyond twenty five minutes.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in pain, swelling and trismus post transalveolar extraction of impacted mandibular third molar	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
improved quality of life	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactOZOMENA OBUEKWE

CONSULTANT UIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL

oxobuekwe@yahoo.com+2348038084336

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026