Clinical trial NCT04231955: Comparison of Different Pain Rating Scales in Patients With Symptomatic Teeth
Official title: Comparison of Different Pain Rating Scales in Patients With Symptomatif Teeth
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pain
Dental Pain
Keywords: numerical rating scale
visual analogue scale
color analogue scale
faces rating scale
pain intensity
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-01-18
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: all 50 patients marked their pain intensity levels of their relevant tooth in four different rating scales.
Primary purpose: SCREENING

Brief summary: Patients with symptomatic teeth who applied endodontic clinic between April 2019 and December 2019 for root canal treatment were enrolled in this study. All patients were asked to fill four different rating scales: numerical rating scale, visual analogue scale, color analogue scale and faces rating scale for their relevant tooth which is symptomatic and need of root canal treatment. The four scales were then compared statistically.

Detailed description: 50 patients who applied endodontic clinic between April 2019 and December 2019 and had symptomatic teeth which were in need of root canal treatment were enrolled for this study. Study detail were explained to all patients and they were then kindly asked to signed a consent form. All patients diagnose, age, gender, tooth number were recorded. Patients were then asked to fill four different pain rating scale in an electronic pain rating scale program. Numerical rating scale (NRS) was a scale between "0" and "10", with "0" indicating no pain while "10" indicating worst pain possible. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was a straight line of 10 cm with one end of the line indicated no pain whilst the other end indicated worst pain possible. Color analogue scale (CAS) was the same length of straight line as in VAS with a color change towards to worst pain possible end. Faces rating scale (FRS) consisted of six different faces indicating the level of pain with the first face indicated no pain while the last face indicated worst pain possible. After the patients marked their pain intensity levels in all four scales the results were statistically analyzed to compared the accuracy of four scales with VAS being the golden standard.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* symptomatic teeth which is in need of root canal treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* systemic diseases
* age \<18 and \>80
* being able to understand and accept the study protocol with a written consent form.

Primary outcomes:
measure: numerical rating scale
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: visual analogue scale
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: color analogue scale
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: faces rating scale
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: comparison of four rating scales
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul Medipol University School of Dentistry
Study officials:
affiliation: Assistant Professor
name: Tan F EYUBOGLU, PhD, DDS
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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