Efficacy and Safety of ALGRX 3268 in Management of Needlestick Pain in Children.
Summary
Minor needlestick procedures often cause significant pain and distress in pediatric patients yet interventions to reduce pain are used infrequently. ALGRX 3268 is a novel, single-use, prefilled, needle-free product that immediately delivers powdered lidocaine into the epidermis and provides local analgesia in 2-3 minutes. The purpose of this phase III, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of ALGRX 3268 versus placebo in pediatric patients aged 3 to 18 years undergoing venipuncture or peripheral venous canulation procedures. The trial will enroll approximate 504 evaluable subjects at centers located in the US.
Timeline
- Start
- 2004-12
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2005-04
Outcome
Met primary endpoint
paper The active system group had significantly (P = 0.0022) less pain compared with the sham placebo PMID 26164784 ↗
Publications
- Schmitz ML, Zempsky WT, Meyer JM. Safety and Efficacy of a Needle-free Powder Lidocaine Delivery System in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Venipuncture or Peripheral Venous Cannulation: Randomized Double-blind COMFORT-004 Trial. Clin Ther. 2015 Aug;37(8):1761-72. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.05.515. Epub 2015 Jul 8.
- Zempsky WT, Bean-Lijewski J, Kauffman RE, Koh JL, Malviya SV, Rose JB, Richards PT, Gennevois DJ. Needle-free powder lidocaine delivery system provides rapid effective analgesia for venipuncture or cannulation pain in children: randomized, double-blind Comparison of Venipuncture and Venous Cannulation Pain After Fast-Onset Needle-Free Powder Lidocaine or Placebo Treatment trial. Pediatrics. 2008 May;121(5):979-87. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0814.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lidocaine | Other / unclassified | 0.5 mg | Topical |
Indications
No indication recorded.