Trigger Point Injections Versus Lidocaine Patch for Myofascial Pain in the Emergency Department
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- End date
- Dec 17, 2024
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- participants needed
- 110
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- sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Summary
The aim of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of trigger point injections with 1% lidocaine in reducing myofascial back and neck pain in the Emergency Department compared to lidocaine patches 5%.
Description
After being informed about the study and the potential risks and benefits, all patients will be randomized into either the trigger point injection group with 1% lidocaine, or the 5% lidocaine patch group. Pain scores will be recorded while in the emergency department, and we will have a 5 day follow-up phone call to assess efficacy. Patients who present to UCI Department of Emergency medicine will be screened and recruited prospectively, and information regarding this study will be available on clinicaltrials.gov as a method of recruitment.
Details
| Condition | Myofascial Trigger Point Pain, Myofacial Pain |
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| Treatment | Lidocaine patch 5%, Trigger point injection with 1% lidocaine |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT05151510 |
| Sponsor | University of California, Irvine |
| Last Modified on | 17 December 2021 |
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