We hypothesized that the analgesic effect of Synera™ analgesic patch would be superior to traditional infiltration with lidocaine for pain of epidural needle insertion in laboring parturients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
33
Synera(TM) patch applied 20 minutes prior to epidural
placebo patch applied 20 minutes prior to epidural
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Subject VRS (0 - 11) with epidural needle insertion
Time frame: 1 hour
Anesthesia provider perceived VRS
Time frame: 1 hour
Need for deep infiltration with local anesthesia
Time frame: 1 hour
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