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N/A N=101 Randomized Single-blind Prevention

Variable Perception of Cutaneous Stimulation

Pain, Acute · Anesthesia, Local · Dermatology/Skin - Other

Enrolled (actual)
101
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Numeric Rating Score — 2.0; 1.2 score on a scale — p=< 0.05

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Vibratory Anesthetic Device (VAD) (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Primary completion
Sep 2018

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Numeric Rating Score
2.0; 1.2 < 0.05 sig

Summary

Perception of cutaneous sensory stimulation shows a large range of variability across multiple populations. Understanding this variability is critical to medical practice as interpretation of discomfort and pain is critical to diagnosis and treatment. Further, procedural medicine involves inflicting pain on patients in the form of injection of local anesthetic. Our protocol aims to determine how patients differentially interpret the non-noxious stimulation of vibration and the differences in perceiving anesthestic injection after the vibratory stimulus. We will explore how this ranges across all patients treated in a dermatological surgery out-patient setting. The goal is to identify which variables, such as age, gender, medical history, influence how sensation is interpreted.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All patients

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients less than 18 years of age
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03467685). 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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