Status:
WITHDRAWN
A Comparison of Amethocaine Cream vs. Liposomal Lidocaine Cream for Venipuncture in Children.
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
All patients undergoing venepuncture or venous cannulation in pediatric emergency department will be treated with either Amethocaine, or Liposomal Lidocaine (4%) cream at the site of cannulation in or...
Detailed Description
Children commonly require blood taking or placement of an intravenous line for both diagnosis and treatment during their visit to the emergency department. The distress from needle puncture is a parti...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children age who are visiting the paediatric emergency department and need for IV cannulation or blood workup as part of their management. The need for IV placement or blood drawing will be based on the clinical evaluation of the child by experienced triage nursing personnel.
Exclusion
- Lack of parental agreement
- Broken skin
- Known sensitivity to Amethocaine or Liposomal Lidocaine cream.
- Children with critical illness requiring immediate cannulation (e.g., sepsis, severe dehydration, Trauma)
- Children who are already receiving opioid analgesia or topical anesthesia.
- Children who have already participated in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00353002
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
August 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 2V5