IVs With Buzzy in Chronic Pain Patients

Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Chronic Pain; Acute Pain

Treatments: Device: Buzzy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05555173

00838

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators are conducting a study to compare the effectiveness of the Buzzy® device with that of no pain relief method for IV placement in adults with chronic pain receiving lidocaine infusions.

Full description

IV placement is necessary for lidocaine infusions. Unfortunately, some patients say that placing an IV is painful. The investigators are conducting this study to evaluate two techniques that could make the placement of the IV more comfortable. Currently, some medical providers administer the IV without any pain-relieving techniques. Some medical providers place a device called Buzzy® on a patient's arm prior to the IV placement. The Buzzy® device is the combination of an ice pack and a vibrator in the shape of a bumble bee. Literature shows that the Buzzy® device makes IV placement more comfortable for children, but there is minimal data in regard to whether it is helpful for adult patients. The investigators are conducting this study to compare the effectiveness of the Buzzy® device with that of no pain relief method for IV placement in adults with chronic pain receiving lidocaine infusions. The use of the Buzzy® device in adults is the investigational part of the study. This device has been FDA approved for use.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients receiving lidocaine infusions at the pain clinic.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Buzzy

Experimental group

Description:

Buzzy will be applied 5 to 10 cm proximal (toward the subject's head) to the dorsum of the hand site immediately prior and throughout the intravenous catheter insertion attempt.

Treatment:

Device: Buzzy

No Buzzy

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects will have a 20g intravenous catheter inserted either in the left or right dorsum side of the hand without the Buzzy device.