Study Evaluating the Efficacy of an Ibuprofen Effervescent Tablet in the Treatment of Post-Surgical Dental Pain

July 10, 2009 updated by: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Ibuprofen 400 mg Effervescent Tablet Dental Pain Study II

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a single dose of an ibuprofen effervescent tablet in the treatment of pain following third molar extraction in comparison to single doses of placebo, standard ibuprofen tablets, and effervescent aspirin plus vitamin C tablets.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

270

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

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

14 years to 38 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion:

  • Moderate or severe post-operative pain following surgical extraction of two or more third molars, at least one of which must be a partial or complete bony mandibular impaction
  • In general good health with no contraindications to the study medication or rescue medication (tramadol or acetaminophen + hydrocodone)
  • Use of only short-acting local anesthetics with or without vasocontrictor and/or nitrous oxide

Exclusion:

  • Presence of a serious medical condition (e.g., poorly controlled hypertension, diabetes, or hyper-/hypo-thyroidism; significantly impaired renal, cardiac, or hepatic function)
  • Acute localized dental alveolar infection at the time of surgery that could confound the post-surgical evaluation
  • Females who are pregnant, lactating, of child-bearing potential, or post-menopausal for less than 2 years and not using a medically-approved method of contraception

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Drug: effervescent ibuprofen tablets
Active Comparator: 2
Drug: effervescent Aspirin plus Vitamin C tablets
Placebo Comparator: 4
Drug: placebo
Active Comparator: 3
Drug: ibuprofen tablets

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sum of pain relief and pain intensity difference scores
Time Frame: 8 hours
8 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to meaningful pain relief
Time Frame: 8 hours
8 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 28, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 7, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 10, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 10, 2009

Last Verified

July 1, 2009

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • AI-07-02

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