Comparison of the Total Dose and Efficacy of Two Lidocaine Concentrations Needed for Cutaneous Surgery Local Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of the study will be to demonstrate whether Mohs micrographic surgery can be performed with a lower total dose of local anesthesia (and greater patient safety) when using 0.5% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine versus 1% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Lidocaine; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years or older

• Mohs micrographic surgery patient

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or breast-feeding subjectsH

• History of allergic or other adverse reaction to lidocaine or epinephrine

• Cognitively impairment

• Surgeon judges patient a risk for lidocaine toxicity due to tumor size