Needleless Jet Injected (J-Tip) Lidocaine in Children Undergoing Regional Anesthesia Prior to Knee Arthroscopy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Knee Injury

In brief

Purpose of this study is to investigate the pain outcomes and satisfaction of pain relief for pediatric patients receiving needleless jet-injected (J-Tip) lidocaine prior to regional anesthesia with femoral and/or sciatic nerve block and general anesthesia for arthroscopic knee surgery compared to femoral nerve block and/or sciatic nerve block with needle injected lidocaine prior to regional and general anesthesia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02649322

Run by

Orlando Health, Inc.

People needed

115

Starts

2015-09-03

Expected to finish

2019-08-28

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-05

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects between the ages of eleven and seventeen undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.
• Able to independently complete the Visual Analog pain scales.
• Subjects who are neurologically intact at area of injection.
• English speaking.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects with known allergies to lidocaine.
• Presence of developmental delay.
• Subjects with blood disorders affecting coagulation.
• Subjects on blood thinners.
• Subjects receiving chemotherapeutic agents.
• Those who use or receive analgesia prior to procedure, except for acetaminophen or Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications.
• Any other local sedation at the area of nerve block injection.
• Non-English Speaking
• Subjects with signs of skin infection or pathology at the injection site.

Where it is running

• Orlando Health — Orlando, Florida, United States

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