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The Importance of Needle Gauge for Pain During Injection of Local Anaesthetic

NCT02107729 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2016-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will investigate the influence of needle gauge on pain during injection of local anaesthetic. Healthy volunteers will be recruited, who will each receive three injections with either 21G, 23G or 27G subcutaneously on the abdomen. After each injection, the participants will be asked to evaluate the pain on a Visual analog scale (0-100 mm). It is anticipated that the pain will decrease with decreasing thickness of the needle. The aim of this study is to find a simple method for pain reduction that can be used in clinical practice.

Conditions

  • Needlestick Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Large needle gauge lidocaine injection

21 G

PROCEDURE

Normal needle gauge lidocaine injection

23 G

PROCEDURE

Small needle gauge lidocaine injection

27 G

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vilhjalmur Finsen, Prof md · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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