Pain Perception During Intra-Articular Knee Joint Injection: What is the Effect of Needle Gauge and the Use of Ethyl Chloride?

PHASE4Not yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

88

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2025

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2026

Conditions
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the KneeFear of Needles
Interventions
PROCEDURE

25 gauge needle

This intervention will observe patients post-procedural pain using a 25 gauge needle

PROCEDURE

22 gauge needle

This intervention will observe patients post-procedural pain using a 22 gauge needle

PROCEDURE

+/- Ethyl Chloride Topical Aerosol Anesthetic

This intervention will observe patients post-procedural pain when using topical ethyl chloride spray. This will be compared to a placebo spray which will utilize isopropyl alcohol.

Trial Locations (1)

95817

UC Davis Sports Medicine Clinic, Sacramento

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of California, Davis

OTHER