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Clinical Trials/NCT03484832
NCT03484832
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Phase 4

Comparison of the Effects of Vapocoolant Spray and Topical Anesthetic Cream on Pain During Intra-articular Injection of Shoulder

Soonchunhyang University Hospital1 site in 1 country63 target enrollmentMarch 14, 2018

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Walter Ritter Ethyl Chloride Spray
Conditions
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
Sponsor
Soonchunhyang University Hospital
Enrollment
63
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Visual analog scale for injection pain
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

All participants are randomly allocated to the spray group, EMLA group and placebo group. In spray group, participants receive an application of placebo cream at the needle electrode insertion site 60 minutes before needle insertion, and a self adhering dressing is placed over the site. After 60 minutes, the dressing and cream are removed from the site, then the insertion site is sprayed from a distance of 30 cm for 5 seconds or until the skin was blanched, then intra-articular injection of shoulder is performed. Immediately after injection, participants are asked to fill out the visual analog scale for injectional pain, five point Likert scale for satisfaction about the topical anesthesia. In EMLA group, participants receive an EMLA cream and placebo spray. In placebo group, participants receive a placebo cream and placebo spray.

Detailed Description

All participants are randomly allocated to the spray group, EMLA group and placebo group. In spray group, participants receive an application of placebo cream at the needle electrode insertion site 60 minutes before needle insertion, and a self adhering dressing is placed over the site. After 60 minutes, the dressing and cream are removed from the site, then the insertion site is sprayed using ethyl chloride spray (Walter Ritter GmbH and Co., Hamburg, Germany) from a distance of 30 cm for 5 seconds or until the skin was blanched, then intra-articular injection of shoulder is performed. Immediately after injection, participants are asked to fill out the visual analog scale for injectional pain, five point Likert scale for satisfaction about the topical anesthesia. In EMLA group, participants receive an application of EMLA cream at the needle electrode insertion site 60 minutes before needle insertion, and a self adhering dressing is placed over the site. After 60 minutes, the dressing and cream are removed from the site, then the insertion site is sprayed using placebo spray (Evain Eau Minerale Naturelle, a pure water spray with hydrocarbon propellant), then intra-articular injection of shoulder is performed. Immediately after injection, participants are asked to fill out the same scales. In placebo group, participants receive a placebo cream and placebo spray.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 14, 2018
End Date
May 19, 2020
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

SANGHYUN KIM

MD. PhD. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Soonchunhyang University Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Who had a normative schedule of intra-articular injection of shoulder

Exclusion Criteria

  • those who refused to participate, those who were unable to understand a visual analog scale or a Likert scale, those with a history of an allergic reaction to vapocoolant spray or lidocaine, those with a history of cold intolerance (eg, Raynaud syndrome), those who took pain medications or had used topical anesthetics within the previous 24 hours, those with prior history of intra-articular injection of shoulder, those who exhibited an abnormal shoulder sensation on neurologic examination

Arms & Interventions

Spray group

Using Walter Ritter Ethyl Chloride Spray and placebo cream

Intervention: Walter Ritter Ethyl Chloride Spray

Spray group

Using Walter Ritter Ethyl Chloride Spray and placebo cream

Intervention: Placebo Cream

EMLA group

Using EMLA cream and placebo spray

Intervention: Placebo Spray

EMLA group

Using EMLA cream and placebo spray

Intervention: EMLA Cream

Placebo group

Using placebo cream and placebo spray

Intervention: Placebo Spray

Placebo group

Using placebo cream and placebo spray

Intervention: Placebo Cream

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual analog scale for injection pain

Time Frame: Within 5 minute

The 100-mm VAS consisted of a 100-mm horizontal line labeled ''no pain'' at the left and ''worst pain imaginable'' at the right.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Five point Likert scale for preferences for future usage(Within 5 minute)
  • Five point Likert scale for participant's satisfaction(Within 5 minute)

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