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Comparison of bupivacaine and lidocaine with epinephrine for digital nerve blocks

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN45121950
Enrollment
12
Registered
2008-04-08
Start date
2006-08-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Injection pain in digital nerve blocks Signs and Symptoms Pain

Interventions

1. Bupivacaine 0.5% (4 ml for each digit) 2. Lidocaine 1% with 1:100,000 epinephrin (4 ml for each digit) Both anaesthetics were adminstered in either the right or left middle finger based on the ra

Sponsors

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (Saudi Arabia)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers more than 18 years of age, either sex 2. No history of cardiovascular or liver disease 3. Not diabetic 4. No history of peripheral vascular disease 5. Not on any current medication 6. Has not taken analgesia within last 48 hours 7. Hasn't had any previous procedures conducted on both hands 8. No previous hand illness (e.g., Raynaud's disease) 9. No known allergies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet above inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome was the pain of injection, and it was measured using a 0- to 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. The time in minutes from injection until anaesthesia, measured using testing needle pinpricks 2. The time in minutes from injection until return of sensation, measured using testing needle pinpricks

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026