The Role of 5% Lidocaine Patches in the Pain Control of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Receiving Radiofrequency Ablation

February 7, 2023 updated by: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

The Role of 5% Lidocaine Patches in the Pain Control of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Receiving Radiofrequency Ablation: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

Background: This study aims to test whether 5% lidocaine patches can reduce Radiofrequency ablation-induced pain. Methods: The study will enroll patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and schedule a radiofrequency ablation procedure. 200 patients will be invited to allocate randomly into study or control groups: pretreatment with a 5% lidocaine patch (LidotopⓇ) (Group A); pretreatment with a placebo patch (Group B); The skin patch is applied before Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) while admission, and is changed every day till discharge. Pain severity is evaluated by a visual analog scale using a 10-point scale recorded by a study nurse before RFA and after the procedure. The demographic data, hepatocellular carcinoma characteristics, analgesics usage, patient satisfaction with pain control, and visual analog scale will be compared between the two groups. Anticipated results: Pretreatment with 5% lidocaine patches is an effective and straight method of reducing Radiofrequency ablation-induced pain to reduce analgesics usage and improve patient satisfaction with pain control.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

154

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Taiwan
      • Tainan, Taiwan, 704
        • National Cheng Kung 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

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adults diagnosed with liver cancer (HCC) by a physician and eligible for radiofrequency cautery (RFA).
  2. Age is > = 18 years.
  3. Whether there is cirrhosis combined with cirrhosis, the child-pugh score of those with cirrhosis must score < 8 points.
  4. Communicative and able to express pain sensations.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Those who are allergic to Lidocaine.
  2. Those who suffer from skin diseases or have wounds on the abdomen that cannot be patched.

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: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Placebo
Experimental: Lidocaine patch
Drug: The skin lidocaine patch.
The skin patch is applied before RFA while admission and is changed every day till discharge. Pain severity is evaluated by visual analogue scale using a 10-point scale recorded before RFA and after the procedure.
Drug: Placebo
patch without drugs

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain severity
Time Frame: two days to three days.
visual analogue scale using a 10-point scale recorded
two days to three days.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

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 (Actual)

May 9, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 5, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2023

Last Verified

December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • B-ER-106-060

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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