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Vapocoolant Spray for Reducing the Pain of Spinal Needle Insertion
This was a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Sixty-six patients who underwent caudal epidural injection were randomized into the vapocoolant spray group or local infiltration group. Before the insertion of a 20-gauge spinal needle, the subcutaneous tissue was infiltrated with 3 ml of 2% lidocaine in the local infiltration group and vapocoolant spray was applied just before the spinal needle insertion in the spray group. 100-mm visual analog scale to evaluate the pain intensity of spinal needle insertion and a five-point Likert scale for patient satisfaction and preference for repeated use were compared between the two groups.
Details
| Lead sponsor | The Catholic University of Korea |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 66 |
| Start date | Sun Jun 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- Low Back Pain
Interventions
- vapocoolant spray
- local infiltration