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CompletedNCT00126919

Reduction of Topical Anesthetic Time for Subcutaneous Port Access Using Ultrasound

Randomized Crossover Trial of Sonication Followed by 5 Minute LMX4 Application Compared With 30 Minute LMX4 Application for Topical Anesthesia Prior to Subcutaneous Port Access in Children

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
Sponsor
Connecticut Children's Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
3 Years – 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Children ages 3-17 who are undergoing port access receive both standard care, topical medicine for numbing (LMX4), and the study intervention which utilizes ultrasound to speed the onset of LMX4 from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. The procedures will be performed on 2 separate visits to the clinic. The child's pain with the access procedure is evaluated.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICESonoPrep

Timeline

Start date
2004-10-01
Primary completion
2006-10-01
Completion
2006-10-01
First posted
2005-08-05
Last updated
2012-02-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00126919. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.