Trial reportDermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]2020
Differential Analgesia From Vibratory Stimulation During Local Injection of Anesthetic: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Effect of topical vibration on pain during scalp block injections in awake craniotomy and deep brain stimulation surgery : Analgesic effects of vibratory stimulation during scalp blocks.Die Anaesthesiologie · 2026Trial
- Analgesic Effect of Vibratory Devices Associated with Carboxytherapy for Cellulite: Randomized Controlled Trial.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Trial
- Impact of Anesthetic Cream and Vibration on Injection Pain in Lymphedema.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Investigation of Vibration-Induced Transport of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids in Porous Media Using Lattice Boltzmann Method.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessment of Pain and Satisfaction After Orofacial Harmonization Procedures.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Olfactory Sensitivity Is Related to Erectile Function in Adult Males.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020Article
- How to minimize pain with local anesthesia and improve patient experiences: a review.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundInadequate pain reduction during anesthetic injection is a significant medical and surgical problem. Vibratory distraction reduces this pain; however, there are minimal data identifying those who respond best.
objectiveTo quantify analgesia from vibration before anesthetic injection. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this partially blinded, single-institution trial, adult participants were randomized to intervention (vibratory anesthetic device, VAD ON) or placebo (VAD OFF). Pain was assessed using the 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS). Relative reduction in NRS between VAD OFF and ON was used to identify minimum clinically important and substantially clinically important difference in pain.
resultsOne hundred one tested sites from 87 subjects were assessed. Sixty-three percent were men with a median age of 66 years. From univariate analysis, males, subjects aged <60, and head and neck (HN) treated subjects had a significant reduction in NRS (p < .05). Multivariate analysis identified NRS reductions in females <60 (p = .012), males ≥70 (p = .002), females and males treated on HN (p = .048 and p = .035, respectively), and males ≥70 treated on HN (p = .012). Substantially clinically important difference (≥57% NRS reduction) included subjects <60, females <70, HN treatment aged 60 to 69, males ≥70, and females treated on HN.
conclusionVibratory anesthetic device reduces pain during anesthetic injection, primarily for HN treatments and older male subjects.
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