Pain Relief During Repair of Postpartum Perineal Tears

Improving Quality of Life Clinical Trial

— LPPT  

Official title:

Topical Lidocaine-prilocaine Cream Versus Lidocaine Infiltration for Pain Relief During Repair of Postpartum Perineal Tears: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02883179
• Other study ID #: LPPT
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• First received: August 22, 2016
• Last updated: December 12, 2017
• Start date: October 2016
• Est. completion date: September 2017

Study information

• Verified date: December 2017
• Source: Assiut University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of our study is to compare the analgesic effect of topical application of lidocaine-prilocaine cream and lidocaine infiltration during repair of postpartum perineal tears.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 144
• Est. completion date: September 2017
• Est. primary completion date: May 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Gestational age > 37 weeks

2. Uncomplicated pregnancy

3. Single vertex fetus

4. Normal vaginal delivery

5. Women who will accept to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Women received epidural analgesia

2. Women required episiotomy

3. Women with intact perineum

4. Operative vaginal delivery

5. Allergy to the used drugs

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Improving Quality of Life

Intervention

Drug:
• lidocaine injection
anhydrous solution
• lidocaine-prilocaine cream
topical cream

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Ahmed Abbas	Assiut	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mean pain score during suture of perineal tears		30 minutes