Tetracaine gel 4% is a topical anaesthetic gel commonly used in the UK that contains 40 mg of tetracaine base per gram. Adequate anaesthesia can usually be achieved following a 30 minute application time for venopuncture and a 45 minute application time for venous cannulation. The hypothesis is that Rapydan medicated plaster is more effective than tetracaine gel in preventing venous cannulation related pain when applied for the recommended treatment durations of 30 minutes and 45 minutes respectively.
Tetracaine gel 4% is a topical anaesthetic gel commonly used in the UK that contains 40 mg of tetracaine base per gram. Adequate anaesthesia can usually be achieved following a 30 minute application time for venopuncture and a 45 minute application time for venous cannulation. The hypothesis is that Rapydan medicated plaster is more effective than tetracaine gel in preventing venous cannulation related pain when applied for the recommended treatment durations of 30 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. This study has been withdrawn and no additional data is available.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Topical anaesthetic plaster
Topical tetracaine gel
Merthyr Tydfill Industrial Estate
Merthyr, Tydfill, United Kingdom
To demonstrate superiority for Rapydan medicated plaster applied 30 minutes over tetracaine gel applied for 45 minutes in terms of reducing pain associated with venous cannulation as assessed by the subject on a 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS)
Time frame: VAS post venous cannulation
To demonstrate comparable tolerability between Rapydan medicated plaster and tetracaine gel
Time frame: Up to 14 days post exposure
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