Can a simple numbing gel ease skin graft pain?
NCT ID NCT01999153
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether applying the numbing medicine ropivacaine to a skin graft donor site can lower pain after surgery. 58 adults who needed a small skin graft were randomly assigned to get either ropivacaine or a saltwater solution on their wound dressing. The main goal was to see if ropivacaine reduced the need for painkillers.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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58 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2013
- Finished
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Oct 2018
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient older than 18 years old * Patient needing a thin skin graft \< 320 cm2 and which is possible on the thigh * Patient who read the information letter and signed the informed consent * Patient affiliated at a social security system * Effective contraceptive method for more than 3 months for women of childbearing age Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to one of the medicine used (allergy, intolerance, potential drug interaction) * Treatment by classII or III of analgesics or analgesic dose of aspirin(\>500mg per day) at the inclusion or randomization time * Preoperative EVA\>0 at the skin graft donor site on the thigh * Sensory disturbances of the lower limbs * Cognitive disturbances not allowing investigations * Pregnant or lactating women * People deprived of discernment * People deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative authority * Protected adult (guardianship or trusteeship)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UHRouen
Rouen, 76031, France