NCT03206320

Topical Lidocaine for Needle Insertion and Injection Pain

Topical Lidocaine 2% Gel for Analgesia and Patient Comfort During Interscalene Brachial Plexus and Axillary Blocks: A Noninferiority Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: New York School of Regional Anesthesia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Skin infiltration with local anesthetic is commonly used to decrease patient discomfort during peripheral nerve blocks. Topically applied local anesthetic gel might provide analgesia while eliminating the need for additional injections. The primary objective of this study was a noninferiority comparison between the analgesia achieved with topical gel with that of skin infiltration for pain upon needle insertion and injection during administration of the interscalene brachial (ISBP) and axillary (AX) plexus blocks.

Conditions

• Needle Insertion and Injection Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Lidocaine Topical	Comparison of lidocaine topical gel with lidocaine infiltration and with no local anesthesia in reducing needle insertion and injection pain

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-05
• Primary completion: 2017-07-31
• Completion: 2019-10-31
• First posted: 2017-07-02
• Last updated: 2025-05-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium