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NCT01968694 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Effects of Intravenous Lidocaine on Endometriosis Pain

A NA study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20
Enrollment target

NCT01968694: Completed NA study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

NCT01968694 is a NA study that has completed, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 20 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01968694, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

We are doing this research study to find out if intravenous (in your vein, "IV") lidocaine can lessen pain from endometriosis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved intravenous lidocaine to treat irregular heart beats, but the FDA has not approved intravenous lidocaine to treat pain from endometriosis. Intravenous lidocaine has been used for more than 25 years to treat different acute and chronic pain conditions but has not yet been studied for endometriosis pain. This is a cross-over trial over two months where one month you will receive the active medication (lidocaine) and one month you will receive the active placebo (diphenhydramine, commonly known as benadryl). We will compare the effect on pain from endometriosis of lidocaine to active placebo.

Primary Outcome

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the worse imaginable pain). Change scores are calculated from baseline (pre-infusion) at 15 minutes after start of infusion, 30 minutes after start of infusion, and 30 minutes after infusion complete: (15 minutes after start of infusion value - BL pre-infusion value) (30 minutes after start of infusion value - BL pre-infusion value) (30 minutes after infusion complete value - BL pre-infusion value)

Interventions

  • DRUG IV Lidocaine
  • DRUG IV diphenhydramine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 20 participants
Start Date 2010-12
Est. Completion 2016-06
Phase NA
Brigham and Women's Hospital

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What the finished NCT01968694 record still lists

NCT01968694 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 20 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which IV Lidocaine is the first listed.

NCT01968694 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01968694 about?

NCT01968694 is a clinical study titled "Effects of Intravenous Lidocaine on Endometriosis Pain". We are doing this research study to find out if intravenous (in your vein, "IV") lidocaine can lessen pain from endometriosis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved intravenous lidocaine to treat irregular heart beats, but the FDA has not approved intravenous lidocaine to treat pa...

What is the current status of trial NCT01968694?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 20 participants. The study started on 2010-12. Estimated completion is 2016-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01968694?

The interventions under investigation include: IV Lidocaine (DRUG), IV diphenhydramine (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01968694?

This trial is sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01968694's enrollment target sits among peer trials

20 1768th of 2000 higher than 140 of 2,000 other NA trials

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