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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03400111
Date of registration: 09/01/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Damascus University
Public title: The Role of Paracetamol-caffeine and Laser Irradiation on Controlling Pain and Discomfort During Orthodontic Treatment
Scientific title: Assessment of Low-level Laser Therapy Versus Paracetamol-caffeine Efficacy in Controlling Pain During Fixed Orthodontic Treatment and Their Role in Enhancing Oral-health-related Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: September 15, 2017
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03400111
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Syrian Arab Republic
Contacts
Name:     Rashad T Murad, DDS MSc PhD
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Affiliation:  Associate Professor of Toxins and Pharmaceutics , Faculty of Pharmacology, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Name:     Amer M Owayda, DDS
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Affiliation:  MSc student in Orthodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus, Syria
Name:     Mohammad Y Hajeer, DDS MSc PhD
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Affiliation:  Associate Professor of Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus, Syria
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Class I malocclusion with mild to moderate crowding (2-5 mm of
tooth-size-arch-length-discrepancy)..

- Good oral hygiene and periodontal health

- No need for any preparation for fixed orthodontic appliance.

- No severe skeletal discrepancy (i.e. Class I skeletal relationship).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous orthodontic treatment

- Patients with psychological abnormalities.

- Patients with systematic diseases or being treated from chronic pain or headache.



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: 30 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Orthodontic Appliance Complication
Pain and Discomfort
Intervention(s)
Radiation: low-level laser therapy
Drug: Panadol-extra
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Levels of Pain and Discomfort_LastArch [Time Frame: (1) one hour following insertion of separators, (2) 24 hours, (3) 2 days, (4) seven days, (5) next meeting which is expected to be within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in Levels of Pain and Discomfort_FouthArch [Time Frame: (1) one hour following insertion of separators, (2) 24 hours, (3) 2 days, (4) seven days, (5) next meeting which is expected to be within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in Levels of Pain and Discomfort_ThirdArch [Time Frame: (1) one hour following insertion of separators, (2) 24 hours, (3) 2 days, (4) seven days, (5) next meeting which is expected to be within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in Levels of Pain and Discomfort_Debonding [Time Frame: (1) one hour following insertion of separators, (2) 24 hours, (3) 2 days, (4) seven days, (5) next meeting which is expected to be within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in Levels of Pain and Discomfort_Separation [Time Frame: (1) one hour following insertion of separators, (2) 24 hours, (3) 2 days, (4) seven days, (5) next meeting which is expected to be within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in Levels of Pain and Discomfort_SecondArch [Time Frame: (1) one hour following insertion of separators, (2) 24 hours, (3) 2 days, (4) seven days, (5) next meeting which is expected to be within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in Levels of Pain and Discomfort_FirstArch [Time Frame: (1) one hour following insertion of separators, (2) 24 hours, (3) 2 days, (4) seven days, (5) next meeting which is expected to be within 14 to 21 days.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in oral-health-related quality of life_LastArch [Time Frame: (1) one week following archwire engagement, (2) at the following clinical visit which is usually expected to occur within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in oral-health-related quality of life_FirstArch [Time Frame: (1) one week following archwire engagement, (2) at the following clinical visit which is usually expected to occur within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in oral-health-related quality of life_Debonding [Time Frame: (1) one week following appliance removal, (2) at the following clinical visit which is usually expected to occur within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in oral-health-related quality of life_FourthArch [Time Frame: (1) one week following archwire engagement, (2) at the following clinical visit which is usually expected to occur within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in oral-health-related quality of life_ThirdArch [Time Frame: (1) one week following archwire engagement, (2) at the following clinical visit which is usually expected to occur within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in oral-health-related quality of life_SecondArch [Time Frame: (1) one week following archwire engagement, (2) at the following clinical visit which is usually expected to occur within 14 to 21 days.]
Change in oral-health-related quality of life_Separation [Time Frame: (1) one week following separation, (2) at the following clinical visit which is usually expected to occur within 14 to 21 days.]
Secondary ID(s)
UDDS-Ortho-03-2018
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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