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To compare between ethyl chloride spray and 10% lignocaine spray in reducing pain during intravenous cannulation in childre

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/08/056580
Lead Sponsor
Kasturba Medical College
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Paediatric patients of 8-17years age belonging to ASA-1 and ASA-2 of either gender undergoing elective surgical procedures requiring anaesthesia with no prior peripheral IV access.

Exclusion Criteria

Undergoing emergency surgery, syndromic children, decreased level of consciousness, intellectual disabilities, adverse allergic reactions to lidocaine or prilocaine, pre-existing sensory/motor deficits in the limb to be cannulated, burns, local infection, skin lesions, broken skin.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine the efficacy of ethyl chloride vapo-coolant spray in comparison to 10% lignocaine spray in facilitating analgesia for peripheral venous cannulations.Timepoint: Immediately after cannulation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Assessment of time taken for venous cannulation. <br/ ><br>2. Ease of application of cannulation. <br/ ><br>3. Occurrence of adverse effects if any. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: from the time of cannulation to 30mins after cannulation
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