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Buffered Lidocaine for Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedures (LEEPs)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01405768
First received: July 28, 2011
Last updated: June 26, 2014
Last verified: June 2014
History of Changes
Results First Received: May 19, 2014  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor);   Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Condition: Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
Interventions: Drug: sodium bicarbonate buffered lidocaine
Drug: Non-buffered lidocaine

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Lidocaine Arm Women in this arm will receive plain lidocaine with epinephrine injected into their cervix prior to the LEEP procedure.
Buffered Lidocaine

Women in this arm will receive sodium bicarbonate buffered lidocaine mixed with epinephrine injected into their cervix prior to the LEEP procedure.

sodium bicarbonate buffered lidocaine: 8.4% sodium bicarbonate will be mixed with lidocaine in a 1:10 ratio prior to mixing with epinephrine and injecting into the cervix.

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Lidocaine Arm   Buffered Lidocaine
STARTED   28   28 
COMPLETED   24   28 
NOT COMPLETED   4   0 
Didn't complete questionnaire correctly                4                0 



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Population Description
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4 women from the lidocaine arm who did not complete the questionnaire correctly were excluded from analysis

Reporting Groups
  Description
Lidocaine Arm Women in this arm will receive plain lidocaine with epinephrine injected into their cervix prior to the LEEP procedure.
Buffered Lidocaine

Women in this arm will receive sodium bicarbonate buffered lidocaine mixed with epinephrine injected into their cervix prior to the LEEP procedure.

sodium bicarbonate buffered lidocaine: 8.4% sodium bicarbonate will be mixed with lidocaine in a 1:10 ratio prior to mixing with epinephrine and injecting into the cervix.
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
   Lidocaine Arm   Buffered Lidocaine   Total 
Overall Participants Analyzed 
[Units: Participants]
 		 24   28   52 
Age 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
<=18 years   0   0   0 
Between 18 and 65 years   24   28   52 
>=65 years   0   0   0 
Age 
[Units: Years]
Mean (Standard Deviation) 		 32.4  (10.3)   32.3  (7.6)   32.4  (9.2) 
Gender 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
Female   24   28   52 
Male   0   0   0 
Race/Ethnicity, Customized 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
African American   13   12   25 
White   10   14   24 
Hispanic/Latina   0   1   1 
Other   1   1   2 
Region of Enrollment 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
United States   24   28   52 
Parity [1] 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
0   3   6   9 
1   5   7   12 
2+   16   15   31 
[1] Parity indicates the number of >20-week births (including viable and non-viable; i.e., stillbirths). Pregnancies consisting of multiples, such as twins or triplets, count as one birth for the purpose of this notation.
Indication [1] 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
HSIL   8   4   12 
CIN 2   4   7   11 
CIN 3   11   15   26 
AIS   1   1   2 
Persistent CIN 1   0   1   1 
[1]

HSIL = High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

CIN 2 = Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2

CIN 3 = Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2

AIS = Adenocarcinoma in situ

Persistent CIN 1 = Persistent cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1
Procedure type 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
Ectocervix only   16   17   33 
Ectocervix and endocervix   8   11   19 
Number of passes 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
1   6   11   17 
2   12   12   24 
3+   6   5   11 
Ectocervical loop size (in mm) 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
15 x 12   3   7   10 
20 x 12   13   16   29 
Other   8   5   13 
Endocervical loop size (in mm) [1] 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
10 x 10   5   11   16 
15 x 12   2   0   2 
10 x 8   1   0   1 
[1]

8 patients in the Lidocaine arm had the endocervical loop used.

11 patients in the Buffered Lidocaine arm had the endocervical loop used.
Estimated blood loss (in mL) 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
0 mL   3   6   9 
1-5 mL   9   8   17 
6-10 mL   7   9   16 
>10 mL   5   5   10 
Anesthetic volume (in mL) 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
6-9 mL   12   11   23 
10 mL   11   15   26 
>10 mL   1   2   3 


  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Injection Pain Score (Mean)   [ Time Frame: Within 30 minutes of completion of procedure ]
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2.  Primary:   Injection Pain Score (Median)   [ Time Frame: Within 30 minutes of completion of the procedure ]
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3.  Secondary:   Overall LEEP Procedure Pain Including Procedural Pain and Cramping (Mean)   [ Time Frame: Within 30 minutes of completion of procedure ]
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4.  Secondary:   Overall LEEP Procedure Pain Including Procedural Pain and Cramping (Median)   [ Time Frame: Within 30 minutes of completion of procedure ]
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  Limitations and Caveats
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Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
  • Small sample - may have missed a significant difference when one really exists
  • Procedures performed by 2nd year residents vs. procedure performed by more skilled surgeon (less pain)
  • Used needle extenders/27-gauge needles vs. Potocki needles


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Certain Agreements:  
All Principal Investigators ARE employed by the organization sponsoring the study.


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: L. Stewart Massad, M.D.
Organization: Washington University School of Medicine
phone: 314-362-3181
e-mail: massadl@wudosis.wustl.edu


Publications:


Responsible Party: Washington University School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01405768     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 201104269
Study First Received: July 28, 2011
Results First Received: May 19, 2014
Last Updated: June 26, 2014