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Transnasal Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy (TFL) is a common procedure in the otolaryngology clinic for the examination of vocal cord appearance and function, inspection and follow up of benign and malignant lesions, and investigating foreign body ingestion.

There are many forms for applying preprocedural local nasal anesthesia such as atomizers, nebulizers, spray, soaked pads, or local anesthetic gel application.

This study compares the effect of buffered versus plain lidocaine for local nasal anesthesia.


Clinical Trial Description

Transnasal Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy (TFL) is a common procedure in the otolaryngology clinic for the examination of vocal cord appearance and function, inspection and follow up of benign and malignant lesions, and investigating foreign body ingestion.

There are many forms for applying preprocedural local nasal anesthesia such as atomizers, nebulizers, spray, soaked pads, or local anesthetic gel application.

Products containing lidocaine are used in everyday practice, sometimes combined with vasoconstrictors such as oxymetazoline or phenylephrine. Lidocaine does not require special storage conditions and is a relatively inexpensive product.

Besides its use for local nasal anesthesia, lidocaine is also widely used for local and regional anesthesia in dentistry, emergency medicine, and surgical or invasive procedures. The addition of bicarbonate for lowering the acidity level of the solution has been studied before in these applications. The buffered solution demonstrated decreased patients pain and increased patient preference[1,2].

Solutions containing lidocaine with a vasoconstrictor such as epinephrine are widely used for soft tissue injection. This combination allows the benefits of prolonged anesthetic and decreased bleeding of the surgical site. However, this combination disadvantage includes increased acidity of the solutions, which may cause increased pain or burning sensation during drug administration. Alkalinization of combined lidocaine and epinephrine solutions has shown decreased local site pain, shorter onset time, and longer duration of anesthesia[3]. The addition of bicarbonate may be done by mixing into a syringe or other suitable container in a relatively easy and fast application for clinical use. Alternatively, a designated device may be used, such as the Onpharma mixing system (Onpharma), commonly used in dentistry[4].

While the alkalinization of lidocaine had shown advantages in local injection into soft tissues, its efficacy for local nasal anesthesia was not previously examined.

This study compares the effect of buffered versus plain lidocaine for local nasal anesthesia. ;


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NCT number NCT04583137
Study type Interventional
Source HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Contact Kfir Siag, MD
Phone +97246495530
Email kfir.siagMD@gmail.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Early Phase 1
Start date November 1, 2020
Completion date March 1, 2023

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