Bacteriostatic Normal Saline Versus Lidocaine for Intradermal Anesthesia
CompletedPhase 4NCT04495868
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to determine if creation of a skin wheel with bacteriostatic normal saline, which includes 0.9% benzyl alcohol, is less painful and provides a similar level of anesthesia compared to 1% lidocaine. Participants will receive both types of anesthesia, in random order.
Study details
- Official title
- Bacteriostatic Normal Saline Versus Lidocaine for Intradermal Anesthesia During Lumbar Medial Branch Block
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Drug: Bacteriostatic Normal Saline
- Drug: 1% Lidocaine
- Sponsor
- Emory University
- Start date
- 2021-01-08
- Primary completion
- 2022-04-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for an initial lumbar medial branch block Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to local anesthetics * Fibromyalgia * Inability to provide informed consent in English * Adults unable to consent * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women * Prisoners
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04495868