Effect of topical local anaesthesia on injection pain associated with administration of sterile water injections - a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sterile water injections can provide effective pain relief during childbirth, particularly for low back pain related to childbirth. However, the pain associated administering the injections can negatively impact women's impressions of the procedure. It may discourage women from considering repeat doses despite the quality of analgesia experienced. Determining strategies to reduce the pain related to the administration of sterile water injections would improve the acceptability of the technique. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical local anesthesia on the pain associated with administration of sterile water injections.

Methods

The study was designed as a multi-arm single-blind, randomized, controlled trial and 120 female healthy st

SUBMITTER: Martensson LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8805377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature