Overview

Comparison of Two Lidocaine Administration Techniques

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2015-04-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

The objective of our study is to determine if technique of lidocaine administration can decrease pain perception. Hypothesis: There will be a significant difference in pain perception between patients who are given lidocaine on the skin surface prior to subcutaneous injection and patients who are given only subcutaneous injection by standard approach.

Phase:

Phase 4

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

University of Chicago

Treatments:

Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients refered to the University of Chicago Medical Centers Procedure Service
for a planned medical procedure requiring local injection of lidocaine.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient who lack decisional capacity to consent

- Patients who lack the ability to answer questions in english using pain scales