Status:

COMPLETED

Ibuprofen Extended-Release Dental Pain Study

Lead Sponsor:

SCOLR Pharma, Inc.

Collaborating Sponsors:

AAIPharma

Jean Brown Research

Conditions:

Pain

Post-Operative Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-45 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of multiple doses of Ibuprofen 600 mg Extended-Release Tablets in a study of dental pain following extraction of third molar teeth.

Detailed Description

This is a single-center, multiple-dose, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, parallel group trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of multiple doses of Ibuprofen 600 mg Extended-Release ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females 16 to 45 years of age;
  • Outpatients scheduled to undergo surgical extraction of 1-2 impacted third molar(s), one of which must be a mandibular impaction that is partially impacted in either tissue or bone;
  • At least a score of 5 on the 11-point pain intensity numerical rating scale (PI-NRS) at baseline;
  • Use of only the following preoperative medication(s) / anesthetic(s): short-acting local anesthetic (e.g., mepivacaine or lidocaine) with or without vasoconstrictor and/or nitrous oxide;
  • Reliable, cooperative, and adequate intelligence to record the requested information on the analgesic questionnaire form;
  • Subjects (or the parent or legal guardian of subjects under the age of 18 years) are required to read, comprehend, and sign the informed consent. Subjects requiring a parent or legal guardian to sign the informed consent will be required to sign an assent;
  • Examined by the attending dentist or physician and medically cleared to participate in the study; and,
  • In general good health and have no contraindications to any of the study meds.

Exclusion

  • Presence of a serious medical condition (e.g., poorly controlled hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes, significantly impaired cardiac, renal or hepatic function, hyper- or hypothyroidism);
  • Use of a prescription or nonprescription drug with which the administration of ibuprofen, celecoxib, any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), or acetaminophen, is contraindicated;
  • Acute local infection at the time of surgery that could confound the post-surgical evaluation;
  • Females who are pregnant, lactating, of child-bearing potential, or postmenopausal for less than 2 years and not using a medically approved method of contraception (i.e., oral, transdermal, or implanted contraceptives, intrauterine device, diaphragm, condom, abstinence, or surgical sterility), or females who test positive on a urine-based pregnancy test;
  • Presence or history (within 2 years of enrollment) of bleeding disorder(s) or peptic ulcer disease;
  • Presence or history (within the past year) of alcoholism or substance abuse. Subjects who are taking CNS or other psychotropic drugs (including St. John's Wort, or any other nutritional supplement known to have psychotropic effects) may be enrolled if they have been on stable doses of medication for at least 2 months, will maintain this dose throughout the study, and their condition is judged by the Principal Investigator to be well-controlled;
  • Habituation to analgesic drugs (i.e., routine use of oral analgesics 5 or more times per week);
  • History of allergic reaction (eg, asthma, rhinitis, swelling, shock, or hives) to ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, celecoxib, any other NSAID, or acetaminophen;
  • Prior use of any type of analgesic or NSAID 5 half-lives of that drug or less before taking the first dose of study medication, except for pre-anesthetic medication and anesthesia for the procedure;
  • Ingestion of any caffeine-containing beverages, chocolate, or alcohol 4 hours or less before taking the first dose of study medication;
  • Has taken an investigational product within the past 30 days;
  • Has previously been entered into this study; and,
  • The subject is a member of the study site staff either directly involved with the study, an employee of the Sponsor, or a relative of study site personnel directly involved with the study or Sponsor.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

256 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00707057

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2008

Last Update

March 24 2011

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Jean Brown Research

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84124