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N/A N=205 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

The Use of Jet Injection Lidocaine for Blood Draws in Young Children

Pain

Enrolled (actual)
205
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Pain Score on FLACC Scale From Device Deployment to Venipuncture — 1.71; 2.82; 0.23 units on a scale — p=0.0001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
J tip (Device); Pain Ease Spray (Other); 1% buffered lidocaine (Drug); placebo cooling spray (normal saline spray) (Other); Sucrose (Other)
Age
Pediatric · 0+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Primary completion
Aug 2013

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Pain Score on FLACC Scale From Device Deployment to Venipuncture
1.71; 2.82; 0.23 0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Pain Score
5.75; 8; 5.25 0.01 sig
SECONDARY
Fist Attempt Success
52; 48; 86 0.80
SECONDARY
Change in Pain Score From Baseline
2.32; 3.7; 1.58 0.004 sig
SECONDARY
Pain at J-tip Deployment
3.25; 2.5; 4.0 0.37

Summary

This study looks at the use of Jet Injection Lidocaine (J tip) for pain during blood draws in children ages 6 and younger. The investigators will use video observation of patients to asses their pain during lab draws using either 1) Jet Injected lidocaine ( J tip) 2) Pain Ease spray 3) Pain Ease spray plus the J tip noise.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Children aged 6 months-6 years seen in the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin outpatient laboratory that have an order for venipuncture for a blood draw

Exclusion Criteria

  • Previous adverse reaction to lidocaine or Pain Ease spray
  • Pre-existing skin lesion at site of blood draw
  • Needle stick for IV insertion or lab draw that has already occurred at current hospital visit
  • Patients who are physically unable to move their arms or legs
  • Patients who are unable to cry
  • Patients with connective tissue disorders that predispose to easy bruising
  • Patients with bleeding disorders
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01890642). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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