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New study aims to stop the burn of common anesthesia drug
NCT ID NCT07285980
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two methods using lidocaine to prevent the pain that often happens when propofol is injected before surgery. 180 adults scheduled for elective surgery were randomly assigned to receive propofol alone, propofol mixed with lidocaine, or a brief lidocaine block before propofol. The main goal was to see which approach best reduced injection pain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lidocaine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, effective way to reduce the burning pain patients feel when receiving propofol before surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no phase designation, so results may not apply to all patients or settings. Lidocaine itself can cause rare allergic reactions or side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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180 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged 18 years or older * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to III * Scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia requiring intravenous induction with propofol Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Known hypersensitivity to local anesthetics or propofol * Pre-existing vascular disease * Infection at the intended injection site * Chronic use of analgesics or anxiolytics * Inability to understand the pain assessment scale * History of drug abuse
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maternity and Neonatology Center of Monastir
Monastir, Monastir Governorate, 5000, Tunisia
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