Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Assisted Delivery of Topical Anesthetics: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

NCT02246179 Phase 4 COMPLETED

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of fractional CO2 laser assisted delivery of topically applied anesthetics (articaine hydrochloride 40 mg/ml and epinephrine 10 μg/ml solution and EMLA cream) regarding to anesthesia of the skin.

Details

Lead sponsor	Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders
Phase	Phase 4
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	10
Start date	2014-09
Completion	2014-10

Conditions

• Local Anesthesia of the Skin.

Interventions

• AFXL
• AHES
• EMLA cream

Primary outcomes

• Pain score — Directly after pain stimulus. After 10 minutes incubation time of the anesthetics.
  The main study parameter is pain, as scored on a VAS from 0-10 (0: no pain; 10: worst imaginable pain) directly after each pain stimulus.

Countries

Netherlands