Analgesic Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Paracetamol-containing Solutions in Post-Surgical Dental Pain

August 10, 2011 updated by: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Single-Dose Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Two Paracetamol 1%-Containing Solutions and Placebo in a Post-Surgical Dental Pain Model

The aim of the study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of two different paracetamol-containing solutions in postoperative dental pain. They will be compared to placebo (a dummy treatment which contains no active ingredient).

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

135

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • England
      • Manchester, England, United Kingdom
        • University Dental Hospital of Manchester
    • Wales
      • Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
        • University Dental Hospital NHS Trust Cardiff

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ASA I or II and scheduled for elective surgical extraction of 1 or more impacted mandibular 3rd molars, at least 1 of which must be a fully or partially impacted mandibular 3rd molar requiring mandibular bone removal.
  • Moderate or severe pain within 4 hours after the completion of surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Another acute or chronic painful physical condition
  • Use of any other analgesics (within 24 hours), sedatives, or narcotic drugs as well as microsomal enzyme inducers
  • Inability to use and understand Visual Analog Scale and Verbal Rating Score

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
1 gm IV
Other Names:
  • acetaminophen
  • paracetamol
Placebo Comparator: 2
equivalent volume IV 0.9% sodium chloride (equivalent volume)
Other Names:
  • saline
  • sodium chloride
Active Comparator: 3
1 gm IV
Other Names:
  • acetaminophen
  • paracetamol

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Keyvan Tadjalli-Mehr, MD, Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 29, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

December 4, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 11, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2011

Last Verified

August 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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