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. 2004 Jul 19;2004(3):CD004217. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004217.pub2

Spencer 1992.

Methods RCT 
 Blinding of randomization ‐ can't tell 
 Blinding of intervention ‐ can't tell 
 Complete follow‐up ‐ can't tell 
 Blinding of outcome measurement ‐ can't tell
Participants 75 male NB; BW 2500 ‐ 4500 g; >12 hr age; 5 min Apgar > 6; normal exam
Interventions lidocaine DPNB ‐ 5 min WT (n=15) 
 lidocaine DPNB with 2 min WT (n=15) 
 1% chloroprocaine DPNB with 3 min WT (n=15) 
 1% chloroprocaine DPNB with 5 min WT (n=15) 
 no treatment control (n=15)
Outcomes cry duration, O2Sat, HR, BNAS
Notes ‐ all received pacifiers 
 ‐ fed 60 to 90 min prior to circumcision 
 ‐ procedure standardized 
 ‐ Gomco clamp
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear