Comparison of Different Methods for Reducing Pain From Influenza Vaccine Injections

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare four different analgesic strategies in adults undergoing routine influenza immunization

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
• Treatments: Analgesics; Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy adults aged >18 years of age undergoing voluntary immunization with influenza virus vaccine

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pre-medication with any of the analgesic interventions in this study,

• Chronic pain syndromes/conditions

• Receiving systemic analgesics and sedatives

• Abnormal circulation (e.g., Raynaud's phenomenon)

• Allergy/hypersensitivity to amide local anesthetics

• Allergy to influenza virus vaccine or constituents

• Prior participation in the trial

• Inability to understand the VAS

• If suspected to be pregnant, pregnant or breastfeeding (due to possible treatment with liposomal lidocaine).