Comparison of Two Lidocaine Administration Techniques
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 7/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 2011 |
| End Date: | April 2015 |
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.
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.
This is a single center prospective, randomized, blinded study assessing pain perception
following 2 different lidocaine administration techniques in subjects who have planned
medical procedures requiring local injection of lidocaine. Subjects will be approached and
consented to participate in the study. They will be interviewed after the scheduled medical
procedure to assess their pain using validated pain scores. An investigator who is not
present for the procedure and blinded to the randomization will gather data regarding
perceptions of pain from the entire procedure.
following 2 different lidocaine administration techniques in subjects who have planned
medical procedures requiring local injection of lidocaine. Subjects will be approached and
consented to participate in the study. They will be interviewed after the scheduled medical
procedure to assess their pain using validated pain scores. An investigator who is not
present for the procedure and blinded to the randomization will gather data regarding
perceptions of pain from the entire procedure.
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
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