Lidocaine Patches Prior to Intravenous Insertion

October 19, 2012 updated by: Adam Singer, Stony Brook University

Phase II Study of Lidoderm Patches Prior to Intravenous Catheter Insertion.

This study will determine whether application of a patch containing a topical anesthetic (numbing medicine) named lidocaine can reduce the pain of subsequent insertion of an intravenous catheter in Emergency Department patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients will be randomly assigned to an active lidocaine patch or a patch that conatins a placebo or inactive agent. Neither the patient nor the practitioner will know which patch is used since they will appear identical.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

45

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
        • Stony Brook University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age greater than or equal to 3,
  • Need for non-emergent intravenous catheter

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unstable patients,
  • Allergy to lidocaine or tetracaine

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: 2
Device: Placebo
Placebo patch identical in appearance to Synera
Active Comparator: 1
Lidocaine 70 mg/tetracaine 70 mg skin patch
Device: Lidocaine tetracaine
Lidocaine 70 mg/tetracaine 70 mg
Other Names:
  • Synera

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain on Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Time Frame: 0 MINUTES
Pain on 100 mm Visual Aanalog Scale from 0 (no pain) to 100 (most pain).
0 MINUTES

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Success of Intravenous (IV) Insertion
Time Frame: After first attempt of catheter insertion
Percentage of patients in whom intravenous catheter was inserted successfully
After first attempt of catheter insertion

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Stony Brook University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Adam J Singer, MD, Stony Brook University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 2, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 22, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 19, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20076689

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