A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of a Microneedle Device for Local Anesthesia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Local Anesthesia; Intradermal Injections
• Interventions: Device: MicronJet

• Registration Number: NCT00539084
• Lead Sponsor: NanoPass Technologies Ltd

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the MicronJet microneedle device is effective for inducing rapid and painless local anesthesia prior to insertions of intravenous catheters.

Detailed Description

Local anesthesia is routinely administered to reduce patient discomfort and improve the outcome of a wide variety of painful medical procedures. However, injection of a local anesthetic agent into the skin using a regular needle is in itself painful. Therefore, common procedures involving needle pricks (e.g. venipuncture) which may be quite painful are usually performed without local anesthesia.

NanoPass has developed a microneedle injection device (MicronJet) which enables painless delivery of drugs directly into the superficial layers of the skin.

The objective of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of this device for intradermal injection of a local anesthetic agent before insertion of an intravenous catheter to healthy adults.

Each subject will receive an injection of a local anesthetic to one arm, and a control placebo injection of physiological water to the other arm. Both injections will be administered intradermally using the MicronJet. Following the injections, an intravenous catheter will be inserted into the injection site in each arm, and the subject will rate the pain caused by the insertion. Safety parameters will be recorded throughout the study.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-10
• Primary Completion: 2007-10
• Study First Submitted: 2007-10-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-10-02
• Study First Posted: 2007-10-03
• Status Verified: 2007-11
• Study Completion: 2007-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2013-05-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy males and females. a signed informed consent.
• No significant abnormalities in screening physical exam.
• No significant abnormalities in clinical laboratory parameters.
• No significant abnormalities in ECG within 21 days of the start of the study.
• Intact skin at the sites of injection.
• Accessible veins in the antecubital area.

Exclusion Criteria

• Hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics.
• History of previous vasovagal events.
• Presence of tattoos, discoloration, acne, scars, keloids or any other marks, bruises cuts or abrasions at the injection sites.
• Subjects with active or chronic skin disease or systemic disease with significant skin involvement.
• History of skin allergy or hypersensitivity.
• History of easy bruising.
• Current or previous history of neurological disorders (particularly neuropathies).
• A history of drug or alcohol abuse.
• Acute infection within 7 days prior to study day.
• Subjects who participated in a clinical study within 4 weeks prior to study day, or who plan to participate in another clinical trial during the time of the trial.
• Subjects suffering from Behçet's disease.
• Pregnant or lactating women.
• Any contraindication (relative or absolute) to study drug.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	MicronJet	Intradermal injection of Lidocaine followed by a painful stimulus (venipuncture)
2	MicronJet	Intradermal injection of placebo followed by a painful stimulus (venipuncture)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence and intensity of adverse events	3 Days
Pain scores reported by the subjects following the painful stimulus	one minute after injection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feedback from study participants and staff on their overall impression with the MicronJet device, using questionnaires	2 days after injection