Reduction of Topical Anesthetic Onset Time Using Ultrasound

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Children ages 3-7 who are undergoing blood drawing receive either standard care, topical medicine for numbing (LMX4), or the study intervention which utilizes ultrasound to speed the onset of LMX4 from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. The child's pain with the blood drawing procedure is evaluated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00126932

Run by

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

People needed

70

Starts

2004-10-01

Expected to finish

2004-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-12-27

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 3-7, requiring venipuncture

You may not qualify if…

• Emergent procedure
• Allergy to lidocaine or sodium lauryl sulfate

Where it is running

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

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