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CompletedNCT02107729

The Importance of Needle Gauge for Pain During Injection of Local Anaesthetic

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36 (actual)
Sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

This study will investigate the influence of needle gauge on pain during injection of local anaesthetic. Healthy volunteers will be recruited, who will each receive three injections with either 21G, 23G or 27G subcutaneously on the abdomen. After each injection, the participants will be asked to evaluate the pain on a Visual analog scale (0-100 mm). It is anticipated that the pain will decrease with decreasing thickness of the needle. The aim of this study is to find a simple method for pain reduction that can be used in clinical practice.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDURELarge needle gauge lidocaine injection21 G
PROCEDURENormal needle gauge lidocaine injection23 G
PROCEDURESmall needle gauge lidocaine injection27 G

Timeline

Start date
2014-02-01
Primary completion
2014-06-01
Completion
2014-06-01
First posted
2014-04-08
Last updated
2016-07-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02107729. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.