Wisdom tooth pain relief put to the test: ropivacaine vs. placebo
NCT ID NCT01541059
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a local anesthetic called ropivacaine can reduce pain after having all four wisdom teeth removed under general anesthesia. 100 adults took part, receiving either ropivacaine or a placebo. The main goal was to measure pain levels over the first 24 hours after surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2012
- Finished
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Aug 2015
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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16 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is available for 3 months of follow-up * American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score of 1, 2 or 3 * Patient programmed for surgical removal of all 4 wisdom teeth, excluding all other teeth, under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is over 18 years old and under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient (or legal representative)refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding * Ineffective contraceptive * Addiction or chronic pain treated with morphine * Contra-indication for regional anesthesia (eg congenital or acquired coagulopathy, infection, allergy) * Contra-indication to local anesthetics, general anesthetics and analgesics used in the protocol. * Difficult cooperation, psychiatric disorders that could interfere with assessments * Hypersensitivity to ropivacaine or other local anesthetics with amide links * Contra-indication for the use of NaCl 0.9%: all states of sodium and water retention (especially heart failure, edema and ascites syndrome associated with cirrhosis)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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