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Title: | The effectiveness of EMLA as a primary dressing on painful chronic leg ulcers: A pilot randomized controlled trial | Authors: | Purcell, Anne ;King, Jennie ;Buckley, T.;Moyle, W.;Marshall, A.P.;Fethney, J. | Affliation: | Central Coast Local Health District Gosford Hospital |
Issue Date: | Aug-2017 | Source: | 30(8):354-363 | Journal title: | Advances in Skin & Wound Care | Department: | Wound Care | Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA; Aspen Pharmacare, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia) as a primary dressing on painful chronic leg ulcers. DESIGN: A pilot randomized controlled trial. SETTING: The study was conducted across 6 community nursing procedure clinics located in a community nursing service in New South Wales, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty participants with painful chronic leg ulcers of varied etiology were recruited into the study. INTERVENTION: Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention (daily EMLA use for 4 weeks as a primary dressing) or a standard wound care group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The effectiveness of EMLA on wound-related pain intensity before, during, and after dressing change. MAIN RESULTS: Mean pain scores were similar between the 2 groups at baseline (P = .84). During dressing change, mean pain scores across the 4-week intervention period were significantly lower in the intervention compared with the control group (intervention group: mean, 3.39 [SD, 2.16]; control group: mean, 4.82 [SD, 2.27]; P = .02). Mean pain scores after dressing change were also significantly lower for the intervention group over the 4-week intervention period (intervention group: mean, 2.71 [SD, 1.94]; control group: mean, 3.92 [SD, 2.03]; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS: Data from this pilot study suggest that EMLA as a primary dressing may be effective in reducing chronic leg ulcer pain during and after dressing change and warrant further evaluation. | URI: | https://elibrary.cclhd.health.nsw.gov.au/cclhdjspui/handle/1/1002 | DOI: | 10.1097/01.ASW.0000516197.13492.1a | Pubmed: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28727591 | ISSN: | 1527-7941 | Publicaton type: | Journal Article | Keywords: | Wound Care Community Health Nursing EMLA |
Study or Trial: | Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial/Controlled Clinical Trial |
Appears in Collections: | Nursing |
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