Effect of applying anesthetic gel on skin to assess pain level among patients and degree of difficulty among healthcare workers during IV Cannulation : A Randomized control trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R52- Pain, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/09/045599
- Lead Sponsor
- JIPMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ïÆ?¼Patients seeking care at Emergency Department, JIPMER
ïÆ?¼Patients grouped under Green category by TRIAGE department
ïÆ?¼All patient above the age of 18 years
ïÆ?¼Patients for whom IV cannulation is advised
Exclusion Criteria
ïÆ?¼Critically ill patients (patient shifted to yellow and red zone area)
ïÆ?¼Patients with fracture of both upper limbs
ïÆ?¼Patient for whom both upper limbs are amputated
ïÆ?¼Patients with any skin diseases
ïÆ?¼Patients with known allergic reaction to 2% lidocaine gel
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the effect of topical application of anesthetic agent on pain perception during IV cannulationTimepoint: 30 minutes
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the degree of difficulty experienced by health care professionals during IV Cannulation with and without topical anesthetic agent. <br/ ><br>(Health care professionals: nurses, doctors and emergency technicianTimepoint: 30 minutes