A Study to Assess the Ability of 2% Lidocaine Gel to Reduce the Discomfort of Urethral Catheterization
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01690767 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 24, 2012
Last Update Posted
: March 27, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Urinary Tract Infection | Drug: 2% lidocaine gel Drug: Health Care Lubricating Jelly | Phase 2 |
An estimated 10% of children 0-24 months of age that present to the emergency department (ED) with fever and/or vomiting have a urinary tract infection (UTI). An accurate diagnosis of a UTI ensures timely and appropriate treatment given to reduce the risk of renal scarring, which is the greatest in this age group. To ensure diagnostic accuracy, urethral catheterization is the preferred method to obtain a urine sample from a young child. In contrast to adults, most children do not receive local analgesia for urethral catheterization; despite growing recognition that children experience avoidable pain and discomfort during invasive procedures.
Following informed consent, participants will be randomized by block randomization in a concealed fashion to receive either topical and intraurethral 2% lidocaine or standard of care using a computerized random number generator. The research nurse will access a sequentially numbered, opaque sealed envelope that will contain the participant's group assignment. No adjunctive analgesic methods will be used. A research pharmacist will prepare 2% lidocaine gel in a 3 cc syringe attached to a 24 gauge angiocath. Children < 7 kg and > 7 kg will receive 1 cc and 1.5 cc, respectively (2).
The entire procedure will be videotaped and participants pain will be scored using a brow bulging score and visual analogue scale by independent, blinded raters.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 133 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Blinded Controlled Trial of 2% Lidocaine Gel Compared to Standard of Care in Children Undergoing Urethral Catheterization |
Study Start Date : | December 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2014 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Topical and intraurethral 2% lidocaine
2% lidocaine gel will be applied for 5 minutes to the external urethral opening. This will be followed immediately by 2% lidocaine gel administration into the urethra using a 24 gauge angiocath for 5 minutes prior to catheterization for urine specimen collection. Children < 7 kg and > 7 kg will receive 1 cc and 1.5 cc, respectively.
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Drug: 2% lidocaine gel
Children < 7 kg and > 7 kg will receive 1 cc and 1.5 cc of 2% lidocaine gel, respectively
Other Name: Lidocaine
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Active Comparator: Standard of care
According to standard nursing practice, the urethra will be catheterized without anaesthetic gel but using lubricant gel only. Intervention is Health Care Lubricating Jelly.
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Drug: Health Care Lubricating Jelly
Non-medicinal lubrication gel
Other Name: Muco
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- Brow Bulging Score [ Time Frame: 30 seconds post intervention compared to baseline ]The presence of brow bulging will be scored in 2-second intervals for the first 30 seconds for each of the six phases. The percentage of time that brow bulging is observed will then be calculated for each phase.
- Facial grimacing score [ Time Frame: 30 seconds post intervention compared to placebo ]The presence of brow bulging, nasolabial furrowing and eyes squeezing shut will be scored in 2-second intervals for the first 30 seconds for each of the six phases. The percentage of time that all three of these features is observed will then be calculated for each phase.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 24 Months (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- children 0-24 months of age presenting to the emergency department requiring a urethral catheterization to obtain a urine specimen
Exclusion Criteria:
- unstable
- external genitourinary anomalies
- lidocaine allergy and
- previous catheterization within 24 hours

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01690767
Canada, Ontario | |
Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Center | |
London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 2V5 |
Principal Investigator: | Naveen Poonai, MD, FRCPC | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Naveen Poonai, Attending Physician, Lawson Health Research Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01690767 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
17770 |
First Posted: | September 24, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 27, 2015 |
Last Verified: | March 2015 |
Keywords provided by Naveen Poonai, Lawson Health Research Institute:
Urethral catheterization Lidocaine |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Tract Infections Infection Urologic Diseases Lidocaine Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers Sodium Channel Blockers Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |