Evaluation of the Analgesy With Emla and/or Nitrous Oxide in Pediatric Patients for Lumbar Puncture

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In this randomised controlled study the investigators intended to compare the analgesic effects of EMLA and\or nitrous oxide in children submitted to lumbar puncture.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; EMLA; Lidocaine; Nitrous Oxide; Prilocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between four and 14 years;

• Not present cognitive disabilities;

• Necessity to perform the clinical procedure;

• Accordance in participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Continuity skin lesion in the procedure site;

• Metahemoglobinemia;

• Neuromuscular disability;

• Presence of pneumothorax, emphysema, intra-abdominal infection, cranioencephalic traumatism, otitis media, sinusitis and intracranial hypertension;

• Vitamin B12 known deficits;

• Urgency for the procedure;

• Disagreement in participating of the project;

• Patients in use of Dapsone.