NCT04514263

Oral Biopsies: Evaluation of the Post-surgical Discomfort

Evaluation of the Post-surgical Discomfort in Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Oral Biopsies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim of this study is to evaluate the post-operative course in patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic oral mucosal biopsies. To evaluate the wound healing, all variables connected with the surgery (including post-operative complications) were recorded. To evaluate the psychological and behavioral impact of the post-operative discomfort, two survey tools were administered: OHIP-14 and visual number scale of pain (VNS) were administered at 6h, 7 days and 21 days after biopsy.

Conditions

• Quality of Life
• Biopsy Wound
• Surgical Wound
• Healing Surgical Wounds

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	OHIP-14 Administration	All patients fulfilled the OHIP-14 questionnaire three times: six hours, seven days and twenty-one days after the biopsy
OTHER	VNS Administration	All patients fulfilled the VNS scale three times: six hours, seven days and twenty-one days after the biopsy

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-08
• Primary completion: 2019-03-08
• Completion: 2019-12-08
• First posted: 2020-08-14
• Last updated: 2020-08-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy