Percocet vs. Bupivicaine for Toothaches in the ED

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2017-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

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.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Stony Brook University
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Acetaminophen, hydrocodone drug combination; Analgesics; Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine; Oxycodone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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.

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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.