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NCT02427724
EARLY_PHASE1

The Effect of Topical Anesthetics on Patients' Pain and Operative Experience During Treatment With QSwitched Laser

Sponsor: Northwestern University

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Summary

This study will conduct a split-face and -body randomized control trial to compare lidocaine 2.5%/prilocaine 2.5% topical anesthetic (LPTA), lidocaine 7%/tetracaine 7% topical anesthetic (LTTA), and placebo vechicle (PV) on patients' pain perceptions with Q-switched 532nm laser for the treatment of lentigines and/or photorejuvenation.Subjects will fill out a pain score on a visual analog scale (VAS) with 0 being no pain and 10 being most pain after each treatment area is completed.

Official title: The Effect of Topical Anesthetic Using Lidocaine 2.5%/Prilocaine 2.5% Versus Lidocaine 7%/Tetracaine 7% Cream on Patients' Pain and Operative Experience During Treatment With QSwitched 532nm Laser

Key Details

Gender

FEMALE

Age Range

25 Years - 65 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

48

Start Date

2015-04

Completion Date

2025-12

Last Updated

2025-01-31

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

lidocaine 2.5%/prilocaine 2.5% topical anesthetic

DRUG

lidocaine 7%/tetracaine 7% topical anesthetic

DRUG

placebo vehicle

DEVICE

Q-switched 532nm Laser

Locations (1)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology

Chicago, Illinois, United States