Optimal Lidocaine Buffering to Reduce Injection Pain in Local Anesthesia

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal amount of lidocaine buffering needed to decrease injection pain when administering local anesthesia.

Timeline

Start

2016-01-08

Primary completion

2021-11-05

Completion

2021-11-05

Publications

• Background Skarsvag TI, Wago KJ, Tangen LF, Lundbom JS, Hjelseng T, Ballo S, Finsen V. Does adjusting the pH of lidocaine reduce pain during injection? J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2015 Oct;49(5):265-267. doi: 10.3109/2000656X.2015.1047780. Epub 2015 May 19.
• Background Bartfield JM, Gennis P, Barbera J, Breuer B, Gallagher EJ. Buffered versus plain lidocaine as a local anesthetic for simple laceration repair. Ann Emerg Med. 1990 Dec;19(12):1387-9. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82603-4.
• Background Colaric KB, Overton DT, Moore K. Pain reduction in lidocaine administration through buffering and warming. Am J Emerg Med. 1998 Jul;16(4):353-6. doi: 10.1016/s0735-6757(98)90126-7.
• Background Orlinsky M, Hudson C, Chan L, Deslauriers R. Pain comparison of unbuffered versus buffered lidocaine in local wound infiltration. J Emerg Med. 1992 Jul-Aug;10(4):411-5. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(92)90269-y.
• Background Matsumoto AH, Reifsnyder AC, Hartwell GD, Angle JF, Selby JB Jr, Tegtmeyer CJ. Reducing the discomfort of lidocaine administration through pH buffering. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1994 Jan-Feb;5(1):171-5. doi: 10.1016/s1051-0443(94)71478-0.
• Background Machin D, Campbell M, Fayers P, Pinol A. 1997. Sample Size Tables for Clinical Studies, 2nd Edition. Blackwell Science. Malden MA.

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Indications

No indication recorded.