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Administrative data

NCT number NCT06355817
Other study ID # HS25941
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 21, 2023
Est. completion date March 19, 2024

Study information

Verified date April 2024
Source University of Manitoba
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To compare the efficacy of topical tapping vs vibration in lowering pain scores for periocular anesthesia injections.


Description:

Participants will be selected from 3 local oculoplastics surgeons' procedural slates during the study period. Eligible participants are those who will be undergoing bilateral eye procedures. They will be randomized into one of two groups: Group A will receive tapping on their forehead for their first eye injection of local anesthesia, and then vibration to their forehead for the second eye. Group B will receive the reverse. Pain scores will be aggregated and an average taken to help determine which method is superior. The vibration assist device (variety of facial massagers are available on Amazon for roughly $16-20CDN) is being considered in addition to the current standard of tapping or no tactile distraction at all during the injection of local anesthetic. The 11-point pain Visual Analog Scale will be used to help grade pain experience after each eye is frozen. To help qualify, if there is a difference, the patient will be asked if they felt one technique was better than the other by a little, quite a bit, or a lot.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 80
Est. completion date March 19, 2024
Est. primary completion date March 19, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - adult patients undergoing elective bilateral eye procedures such as blepharoplasty Exclusion Criteria: - previous eyelid surgery - inability to give consent

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Vibration
Vibration Assist Device, held to the forehead
Other:
Tapping
Tapping on the forehead

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Misericordia Health Centre Winnipeg Manitoba

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Manitoba Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (15)

Aminabadi NA, Farahani RM, Balayi Gajan E. The efficacy of distraction and counterstimulation in the reduction of pain reaction to intraoral injection by pediatric patients. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2008 Sep 1;9(6):33-40. — View Citation

Babamiri K, Nassab R. The evidence for reducing the pain of administration of local anesthesia and cosmetic injectables. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2010 Sep;9(3):242-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2010.00503.x. — View Citation

Chen BK, Eichenfield LF. Pediatric anesthesia in dermatologic surgery: when hand-holding is not enough. Dermatol Surg. 2001 Dec;27(12):1010-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.01854.x. — View Citation

Farrar JT, Young JP Jr, LaMoreaux L, Werth JL, Poole MR. Clinical importance of changes in chronic pain intensity measured on an 11-point numerical pain rating scale. Pain. 2001 Nov;94(2):149-158. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00349-9. — View Citation

Fayers T, Morris DS, Dolman PJ. Vibration-assisted anesthesia in eyelid surgery. Ophthalmology. 2010 Jul;117(7):1453-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.11.025. Epub 2010 Mar 19. — View Citation

Gostimir M, Hussain A. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Methods for Reducing Local Anesthetic Injection Pain Among Patients Undergoing Periocular Surgery. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar/Apr;35(2):113-125. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001209. — View Citation

Govas P, Kazi R, Slaugenhaupt RM, Carroll BT. Effect of a Vibratory Anesthetic Device on Pain Anticipation and Subsequent Pain Perception Among Patients Undergoing Cutaneous Cancer Removal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2019 Dec 1;21(6):480-486. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2019.0733. — View Citation

Ing EB, Philteos J, Sholohov G, Kim DT, Nijhawan N, Mark PW, Gilbert J. Local anesthesia and anxiolytic techniques for oculoplastic surgery. Clin Ophthalmol. 2019 Jan 10;13:153-160. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S188790. eCollection 2019. — View Citation

Katz J, Melzack R. Measurement of pain. Surg Clin North Am. 1999 Apr;79(2):231-52. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70381-9. — View Citation

McKinlay JR, Hofmeister E, Ross EV, MacAllister W. EMLA cream-induced eye injury. Arch Dermatol. 1999 Jul;135(7):855-6. doi: 10.1001/archderm.135.7.855. No abstract available. — View Citation

Melzack R, Wall PD. Pain mechanisms: a new theory. Science. 1965 Nov 19;150(3699):971-9. doi: 10.1126/science.150.3699.971. No abstract available. — View Citation

Reed ML. Surgical pearl: mechanoanesthesia to reduce the pain of local injections. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001 Apr;44(4):671-2. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.110641. No abstract available. — View Citation

Sharma P, Czyz CN, Wulc AE. Investigating the efficacy of vibration anesthesia to reduce pain from cosmetic botulinum toxin injections. Aesthet Surg J. 2011 Nov;31(8):966-71. doi: 10.1177/1090820X11422809. Epub 2011 Oct 14. — View Citation

Smith KC, Comite SL, Balasubramanian S, Carver A, Liu JF. Vibration anesthesia: a noninvasive method of reducing discomfort prior to dermatologic procedures. Dermatol Online J. 2004 Oct 15;10(2):1. — View Citation

Strazar AR, Leynes PG, Lalonde DH. Minimizing the pain of local anesthesia injection. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Sep;132(3):675-684. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31829ad1e2. — View Citation

* Note: There are 15 references in allClick here to view all references

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Pain Reduction in Tapping vs Vibration distraction techniques in peri-ocular local anesthesia How effective each intervention was in reducing the pain of peri-ocular local anesthesia, as graded on an 11-point Visual Analog Pain Scale (from 0-10 where 10/10 pain is the worst and 0/10 pain is no pain at all) Immediately after both eyes receive local anesthetic
Secondary Difference in Pain Reduction If there was a difference, subjective qualitative grading of how much difference: a little bit, quite a bit, or a lot Immediately after both eye receive local anesthetic
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