Lidocaine Patch for Relief of Pain During Epidural Placement in Laboring Patients

Loma Linda University (LLU)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Labor; Pregnant

Treatments: Drug: 5% lidocaine patch; Drug: placebo patch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01307839

5110014

Details and patient eligibility

About

Infiltration of the skin with lidocaine is standard practice prior to lumbar epidural placement in laboring parturients1. Skin infiltration, although brief, can be very stressful and painful for patients.2 This initial discomfort may cause patient anxiety, thus increasing the pain and decreasing the satisfaction with the procedure. To reduce this discomfort, various topical alternatives have been investigated with varying degrees of success.1-4 Now that a topical mixture of lidocaine that is safe and effective is available, the investigators would like to determine if it can reduce the pain of skin infiltration in particular and epidural placement as a whole.

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Laboring patients between the ages of 18 and 45 with a BMI of less than 45

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

5% lidocaine patch

Active Comparator group

Description:

If the patient chooses to participate, the resident will place the patch over the lower lumbar area of the back.

Treatment:

Drug: 5% lidocaine patch

placebo patch

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

If the patient chooses to participate, the resident will place the patch over the lower lumbar area of the back.

Treatment:

Drug: placebo patch