Percocet vs. Bupivicaine for Toothaches in the ED

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Toothache

In brief

The goal of this study is to compare the speed and adequacy of pain relief in Emergency Department patients with a toothache after an oral analgesic or a local anesthetic administered as a nerve block or by local infiltration.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02862691

Run by

Stony Brook University

People needed

2

Starts

2016-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-04-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who present to the ED with a chief complaint of toothache, and a pain intensity rating of at least a 7 on an 11 item verbal numeric scale (from 0 or no pain to 10 or worst imaginable pain) will be eligible for enrollment.
• Patient should have the capacity to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients presenting with a toothache due to trauma or post-operative procedure will be excluded as well as those requiring drainage of a dental abscess.
• Patients who have any contraindications to the medications used in the study (allergy, history of GI bleeding, etc.).
• Patients who cannot remain in the ED for at least 1 hour after study drug administration or do not have a ride home (if receiving Percocet) will be excluded from the study.

Where it is running

• Stony Brook University Hospital — Stony Brook, New York, United States

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