Comparison of lidocaine preparations and their analgesic efficacy in epigastric pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: dyspepsia; indigestion; gastric pain; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000928112
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Melbourne Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-07-03
• Study Completion: 2019-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 89

Inclusion Criteria

•Adult patients 18 years and older.
•Patients presenting to the emergency department with acute epigastric pain who are prescribed an antacid / lidocaine mixture.

Exclusion Criteria

•Refusal to participate
•Those who cannot communicate e.g. dementia, language barriers, or are too ill

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
analgesic efficacy in acute epigastric pain measured by change in visual analogue pain scale[60 minutes after the medication, a one-off dose, has been administered]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
analgesic efficacy in acute epigastric pain measured by change in visual analogue pain scale[30 minutes after the medication, a one-off dose, has been administered];Taste of the three solutions, using a visual analogue scale[60 minutes after the medication, a one-off dose, has been administered];Texture of the three solutions, using a visual analogue scale[60 minutes after the medication, a one-off dose, has been administered];Bitterness of the three solutions, using a visual analogue scale[60 minutes after the medication, a one-off dose, has been administered];Patient acceptability of the three solutions, using a visual analogue scale[60 minutes after the medication, a one-off dose, has been administered]