This study will compare pre-treatment with ice prior to injection of local anesthetic for vulvar biopsy to no pre-treatment and evaluate pain levels and patient satisfaction with the procedure.
To diagnose skin conditions of the vulva and determine appropriate treatment, a biopsy is often taken as an outpatient procedure. Prior to biopsy, the skin is cleansed and injected with a numbing solution. These injections can be quite painful in this sensitive area. Ice has been used as topical anesthesia in a number of sites, including the cornea, the skin, and particularly in the mouth prior to anesthetic injections. However, there is no evidence for using ice anesthesia prior to injections of the vulvar tissues. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of using ice as pre-treatment prior to the injection of local anesthetic for vulvar biopsy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
13
Topical application of ice prior to local anesthetic injection.
Topical application of room-temperature water prior to local anesthetic injection.
Missouri Ob/Gyn Associated
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Post-injection Pain Score
Patient's self-reported visual analogue pain scale (100 millimeter) after injection of local anesthetic. Range from 0 to 100 mm, with 0 being least amount of pain and 100 being the most amount of pain.
Time frame: Immediately after local anesthetic injection
Post-procedure satisfaction score
Patient's self-reported visual analogue scale (100 millimeter) for satisfaction with the procedure. Range form 0mm to 100mm with 0 being the least satisfied and 100 being the most satisfied.
Time frame: Immediately after procedure
Post-procedure anxiety score
Patient's self-reported visual analogue scale (100 millimeter) score for anxiety level about having another vulvar biopsy in the future. Range from 0mm to 100mm, with 0 being the least anxious and 100 being the most anxious about a future procedure.
Time frame: Immediately after procedure
Post-procedure pain control score
Patient's self-reported visual analogue scale (100 millimeter) for satisfaction with pain control during procedure. Range from 0mm to 100mm with 0 being the least satisfied with pain control and 100mm being the most satisfied with pain control.
Time frame: Immediately after procedure
Post-biopsy pain score
Patient's self-reports visual analogue pain scale (100 millimeter) score immediately after biopsy. Range from 0mm to 100mm, with 0 being the the least pain and 100 being the most pain.
Time frame: Immediately after procedure.
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