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NCT05448807
A Randomized Effectiveness of Phentolamine Mesylate as a Reversing Agent for Local Anesthesia in Decreasing Self- Inflicted Soft Tissue Trauma Following Local Anaesthesia Injection for Dental Procedure in Children: Randomized Clinical Trial
Phase 3 trial testing OraVerse in Soft Tissue Injuries in 100 participants. Currently enrolling.
20 April 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Cairo University |
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| Phase | Phase 3 |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 100 |
| Start date | 5 July 2025 |
| Primary completion | 20 April 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 1 June 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- OraVerse — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Soft Tissue Injuries — all drugs for Soft Tissue Injuries →
Sponsor
Cairo University
Who can join
Adults 5 to 7, any sex, with Soft Tissue Injuries. Healthy volunteers can join.
What's being measured
Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.
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Time to return to normal function
Time frame: 2 hours
it is the time needed for the soft intraoral tisues e.g lips, tongue to return to their normal functions after local anaesthesia
Sponsor's own description
Local anaesthesia is considered one of the most alarming and non-comfortable dental procedures for children. This goes back to the persisting effect of the local anaesthesia after finishing dental procedures. The effect of Local anaesthesia can last from 3 to 5 hours due to the presence of vasoconstrictor. The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA approved the use of phentolamine mesylate (Oraverse) in May 2008 to be used as a drug in reversing the numbing effect of Local anaesthesia by decreasing the time needed to restore the normal functions of the mouth
Publications & conference data
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05448807 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Cairo University
- Last refreshed: 6 July 2025
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