CompletedNot Applicable

The Ability of Brain Waves Activity to Detect Patient Susceptibility to Post-Operative Pain

Egypt100 participantsStarted 2022-01-01

Plain-language summary

This observational study evaluates whether resting-state EEG alpha activity can help identify endodontic patients at higher risk of post-operative pain following single-visit root canal treatment. EEG will be recorded before treatment and pain intensity will be self-reported using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) during the early post-treatment period.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Patient's age ranges from 20-40.
✓. Vital lower first molar with signs and symptoms of acute irreversible pulpitis and indicated for single visit root canal treatment.
✓. Patients that had not received any medicinal therapy after endodontic treatment.
✓. Patients who are mentally and physically capable to record pain intensity estimated every 6 hours after endodontic treatment using VAS.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Patient systemic disease or neurogenic disease that contraindicates the use of the EEG or have sensitivity to the electrode material.
✕. Cases that root canal treatment could not be finished in a single visit such as teeth with apical periodontitis, pulpal necrosis, chronic apical abscess.
✕. Patients who took analgesics within 24 hours after endodontic treatment.

What they're measuring

brain wave activity

Timeframe: 24 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07445633

SponsorAin Shams University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-03-01

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