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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

NCT number NCT01274247
Other study ID # TASMC-10-SD-0385-CTIL
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase Phase 1/Phase 2
First received January 10, 2011
Last updated August 1, 2012
Start date February 2011
Est. completion date June 2012

Study information

Verified date August 2012
Source Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Israel: Ministry of Health
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Frenotomy of tongue-tie is commonly performed to resolve breastfeeding difficulties, eg maternal nipple pain and infant's latching difficulties. The procedure carries minor discomfort for the infants. It is not known whether the use of topical benzocaine, a very bitter tasting material' applied to the tongue-tie would decrease the length of cry. We will measure the duration of crying in infants treated with topical benzocaine to the duration in those not treated with the mediation.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 21
Est. completion date June 2012
Est. primary completion date June 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group N/A to 7 Days
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Full term Newborn infant

- Tongue-tie upon physical examination

- Maternal complains of nipple pain or difficult latch

Exclusion Criteria:

- Abnormal oral or nasopharyngeal anatomy

- Any known congenital malformations

- Prematurity

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Topical Benzocaine
Topical administration of a drop of benzocaine to the lingual frenulum

Locations

Country Name City State
Israel Department of Neonatology, Tel AViv Medical Center Tel AViv

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Duration of cry after lingual frenotomy 10 minutes No