Use of Topical Benzocaine for Analgesia in Lingual Frenotomy of the Newborn

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2012-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Frenotomy of tongue-tie is commonly performed to resolve breastfeeding difficulties, eg maternal nipple pain and infant's latching difficulties. The procedure carries minor discomfort for the infants. It is not known whether the use of topical benzocaine, a very bitter tasting material' applied to the tongue-tie would decrease the length of cry. We will measure the duration of crying in infants treated with topical benzocaine to the duration in those not treated with the mediation.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
• Treatments: Benzocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Full term Newborn infant

• Tongue-tie upon physical examination

• Maternal complains of nipple pain or difficult latch

Exclusion Criteria:

• Abnormal oral or nasopharyngeal anatomy

• Any known congenital malformations

• Prematurity