The Effect of Buffered Lidocaine Versus Nonbuffered Lidocaine on Pain Scores During Infiltration for Vulvar Biopsies

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Conditions studied: Genital Diseases, Female

In brief

Objective: To compare pain scores on a visual analogue scale during infiltration of local anesthetic for vulvar biopsies between women who are treated with buffered versus non- buffered lidocaine Hypothesis: Patients treated with buffered lidocaine at the site of vulvar biopsy will have lower pain scores on a visual analogue scale during the biopsy. Study Design: Double blinded randomized controlled trial Population: Women undergoing vulvar biopsy at the Women's Primary Care Center and The Program In Women's Oncology Clinic of a non-infectious vulvar lesion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02698527

Run by

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

People needed

128

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2018-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient at the Women's Primary Care Center
• Ages 18 and older
• Require a vulvar biopsy for a noninfectious vulvar lesion.
• Able to read English or Spanish
• Able to give informed consent for involvement in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Allergy to lidocaine
• Unable to give informed consent
• Unable to read English or Spanish

Where it is running

• Women and Infants Hospital, Program in Women's Oncology — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
• Women's Primary Care Center/Women and Infants' Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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