Pilot Trial: Comparing Buzzy to Intradermal Lidocaine for Peripheral IV Cannulation in Adults

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

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 4

Conditions: Patient Satisfaction; Pain, Acute

Treatments: Device: Buzzy; Drug: Lidocaine 2% Injectable Solution

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04647084

00808

Details and patient eligibility

About

IV placement is necessary for surgical procedures. 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.

Full description

Currently, some medical providers administer the IV without any pain-relieving techniques. Some medical providers inject a numbing medication underneath the skin prior to the IV placement. This requires an additional needle stick. 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 the injection of numbing medication underneath the skin for IV placement in adults. This device has been FDA approved for use.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adults ages 18 to 99
2. Non-pregnant women and men
3. Adults that are able to consent
4. Patients requiring intravenous catheter insertion for their operation/procedure

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Intradermal Lidocaine 2%

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Lidocaine 2% Injectable Solution

Buzzy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Buzzy