Reduction of Topical Anesthetic Time for Subcutaneous Port Access Using Ultrasound

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Children ages 3-17 who are undergoing port access receive both standard care, topical medicine for numbing (LMX4), and the study intervention which utilizes ultrasound to speed the onset of LMX4 from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. The procedures will be performed on 2 separate visits to the clinic. The child's pain with the access procedure is evaluated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00126919

Run by

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

People needed

40

Starts

2004-10-01

Expected to finish

2006-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-02-09

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children ages 3-17 with subcutaneous port

You may not qualify if…

• Emergent need for port access
• Allergy to lidocaine sodium lauryl sulfate

Where it is running

• Connecticut Children's Medical Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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