Clinical trial NCT02380742: Topical Anesthetic Use In Pessary Management
Official title: Topical Anesthetic Use In Pessary Management: A Randomized Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Pain
Keywords: Pessary
Pain
EMLA
lidocaine
prilocaine
Lead sponsor: Loyola University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-03-05
Enrollment: 54
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate if lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA 5%) cream can reduce pain and discomfort at the time of vaginal pessary removal and insertion. Half of the participants will receive lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA 5%) cream and the other half will receive a placebo cream.

Detailed description: Lidocaine-prilocaine (EMLA 5%) cream has been shown to be effective in reducing pain during minor gynecologic procedures. The primary objective of this trial is to determine if the use of 5% EMLA cream at the time of pessary removal and insertion reduces pain when compared to the use of placebo cream.

Participants will be randomized to receive either 10 grams of 5% EMLA cream (4 mL) or 4 mL of placebo cream (aqueous cream BP). Cream will be applied in office at the time of pessary removal and insertion.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Women in the Loyola Urogynecology clinic who use a pessary for management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or urinary incontinence (UI)
* Read and speak the English language

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-English speaking
* Allergy or contraindication to topical anesthetic
* Participation/randomization in the study at a previous visit
* Currently pregnant or lactating or planning a pregnancy within the next 6 months

Primary outcomes:
measure: VAS Score at the Time of Pessary Removal Adjusting for Baseline Pain
timeFrame: Removal of Pessary
Secondary outcomes:
measure: VAS Score at the Time of Pessary Removal Adjusting for Pessary Type and Investigator Training
timeFrame: Removal of Pessary
measure: VAS Score at the Time of Pessary Removal Adjusting for Baseline Pain and Patient Age
timeFrame: Removal of Pessary
measure: VAS Score at the Time of Pessary Insertion Adjusting for Baseline Pain
timeFrame: Insertion of Pessary
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Maywood
country: United States
facility: Loyola University Medical Center
state: Illinois
Study officials:
affiliation: Loyola University
name: Cynthia Brincat, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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