NCT01543009

Use of Local Warming in Children Venipuncture

Use of Local Warming in Children to Facilitate Venipuncture. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Suspended
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Florence · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine if local application of heat increases the probability of insertion of peripheral venous catheter at the first attempt, reduces the time needed to obtain cannulation and maintains the analgesic effect of Emla in children undergoing peripheral venous cannulation and previously treated with local analgesia with Emla.

Conditions

• Phobia Phlebotomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Emla + Local Warming	In this arm Emla is applied 60 minutes before the procedure and then the site of venepuncture is warmed by an electric heating sand pad at the temperature of 40°C for 5 minutes before performing cannulation

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2012-03-02
• Last updated: 2015-10-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy