Status:

COMPLETED

Rapydan Topical Anaesthesia for Arterial Cannulation

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Cleveland Clinic

Population Health Research Institute

Conditions:

Arterial Catheterization

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Arterial catheterization is painful and is associated with patient stress and anxiety. Analgesia is usually provided by subcutaneous injection of local anesthetic. An alternative is topical anaesthesi...

Detailed Description

Many clinical procedures including arterial and venous punctures, percutaneous venous catheter insertion, lumbar puncture, and dermatological procedures are associated with pain and consequent patient...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients having elective valve-replacement or coronary artery bypass grafting requiring arterial access before induction of anaesthesia.

Exclusion

  • analgesic use within 24 hours before surgery
  • injury or infection at the planned puncture site
  • known allergy to local anesthetics
  • drug abuse
  • alcoholism or psychiatric disorders
  • childbearing potential without adequate birth control
  • abnormal Allen's test

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01494311

Start Date

March 1 2011

End Date

October 1 2011

Last Update

March 18 2013

Active Locations (3)

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1

Cleveland Clinic Department of Outcomes Research

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

2

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria

3

Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada