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NCT00010972 Clinical Trial

Use of Acupuncture for Dental Pain: Testing a Model

Tooth, Impacted Clinical Trial

Official title:
Use of Acupuncture for Dental Pain: Testing a Model

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00010972
Other study ID # R01 AT000010-01M
Secondary ID R01 AT000010-01
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received February 2, 2001
Last updated August 17, 2006

Study information
Verified date August 2006
Source National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Federal Government
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is testing the safety and effectiveness of acupuncture in controlling pain related to the removal of partially impacted mandibular third molars. Acupuncture is the Chinese art of healing by inserting needles into the skin.

Participants ages 18 - 40 are given an initial x-ray to determine if one lower molar is partially bony impacted. Eligible participants will then undergo standard oral surgery to remove the impacted molar. A local anesthetic will be used prior to surgery. Directly after surgery the participant will be assigned to one of three groups. Participants will not be able to select which group they are assigned. Participants will receive either real or sham (fake) acupuncture as a treatment for post-extraction pain. After the initial acupuncture treatment, participants are required to remain for six hours at the dental site to be monitored. If a participants discomfort is measured as moderate or higher then a second acupuncture treatment will be administered. All participants will be administered questionnaires during the day of surgery. Participants will also be required to complete two diaries during the seven days following surgery. On the seventh day, participants return to have stitches removed and hand in completed diaries.

Other known NCT identifiers
  • NCT00008983

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 0
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 40 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- At least one lower mandibular molar with partial bony impaction

- General good health

- Minimum body weight of 99 lbs.

- Able to read and write in English

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Procedure:
• Acupuncture

Locations
Country Name City State
United States Rivers Center Dental Associates Columbia Maryland

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

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