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. 2020 Mar 18;8(1):e27.

Table 1.

List of included studies

Author [Year]; (Reference #) Setting, design (N) Intervention Comparison Demographics:
Lidocaine (L) vs. no lidocaine (NL)
Primary Endpoints Secondary Endpoints
Firouzian [2016]; (18) Iran, single center, RCT, double-blind (89) Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg IV plus morphine 0.1 mg/kg infusion over 2-4 minutes. Morphine 0.1 mg/kg plus N.S. bolus infusion over 2-4 minutes. Age, years:
(L) 37.91±10.76, (NL) 37.95±12.6
Sex, male:
(L) 77%, (NL) 83%
Pain intensity measured by VAS (0-10) at baseline, 5, 10, 30, 60, and 120 minutes. (1) Time to pain free
(2) Nausea intensity
(3) Time to nausea free
Motamed [2017]; (19) Iran, single center, RCT, double-blind (90) Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg IV infusion over 2 minutes. Fentanyl 1.5 mcg/kg IV infusion over 2 minutes. Age, years:
(L) 39.08±6.64, (NL) 34.08±8.87
Sex, male:
(L) 86.7%, (NL) 93.3%
Pain intensity measured by VAS (0-10) at baseline, 5, 10, 15, and 30 minutes. Rescue medication at 15- & 30-minutes post-administration.
Motov
[2019]; (8)
USA, single center, RCT, double-blind (150) Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg IV infusion over 10 minutes. (1) Ketorolac 30 mg IV push with 10 min N.S. infusion.
(2) Ketorolac 30 mg IV push plus Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg IV infusion over 10 minutes.
Age, years:
(L only) 39.34±10.95
(Combination) 42.92±10.36
(NL) 42.34±10.47
Sex, male:
(L only) 54%, (Combination) 56%, (NL) 56%
Pain intensity measured by numerical rating scale (0-10) at baseline, 5, 10, 30, and 60 minutes. (1) Adverse effects
(2) Use of diagnostic imaging
Soleimanpour [2012]; (20) Iran, single center, RCT, double-blind, (150) Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg IV slow push from 10 cc syringe. Morphine 0.1 mg/kg IV slow push from 10 cc syringe. Age, years:
(L) 37.71±11.08, (NL) 35.23±12.37
Sex, male:
(L) 28%, (NL) 72%
Pain intensity measured by VAS (0-10) at baseline, 5, 10, 15, and 30 minutes. (1) Pain resolution measured as VAS < 3/10 for 30 minutes.
(2) Rescue medication at 30 minutes.
(3) Adverse effects

Abbreviations: ED means emergency department; IV means intravenous; N.S. means normal saline; RCT means randomized controlled trial; VAS means visual analogue scale.