Comparison of Two Lidocaine Administration Techniques

Phase 4 Completed 481 enrolled University of Chicago

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

The objective of our study is to determine if technique of lidocaine administration can decrease pain perception. Hypothesis: There will be a significant difference in pain perception between patients who are given lidocaine on the skin surface prior to subcutaneous injection and patients who are given only subcutaneous injection by standard approach.

Timeline

Start: 2011-02
Primary completion: 2015-04
Completion: 2015-04

Publications

Patel BK, Wendlandt BN, Wolfe KS, Patel SB, Doman ER, Pohlman AS, Hall JB, Kress JP. Comparison of Two Lidocaine Administration Techniques on Perceived Pain From Bedside Procedures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Chest. 2018 Oct;154(4):773-780. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.04.018. Epub 2018 Apr 24.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	1 %	Topical
Comparator	Lidocaine	Other / unclassified	2 ml	Topical

Indications

No indication recorded.