The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): Feasibility trial protocol

Lewis, Amanda; Clout, Madeleine; Benger, Jonathan; Braude, Philip; Turner, Nicholas; Gagg, James; Gendall, Emma; Holloway, Simon; Ingram, Jenny; Kandiyali, Rebecca; Maskell, Nick; Shipway, David; Smith, Jason E; Taylor, Jodi; Darweish-Medniuk, Alia; Carlton, Edward

doi:10.3310/nihropenres.13438.2

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The RELIEF feasibility trial: Topical lidocaine patches in older adults with rib fractures (2024)
Journal Article
Clout, M., Turner, N., Clement, C., Braude, P., Benger, J., Gagg, J., …Carlton, E. (in press). The RELIEF feasibility trial: Topical lidocaine patches in older adults with rib fractures. Emergency Medicine Journal, https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2024-213905

Background: Lidocaine patches, applied over rib fractures, may reduce pulmonary complications in older patients. Known barriers to recruiting older patients in emergency settings necessitate a feasibility trial. We aimed to establish whether a defini... Read More about The RELIEF feasibility trial: Topical lidocaine patches in older adults with rib fractures.

The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): Feasibility trial protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Lewis, A., Clout, M., Benger, J., Braude, P., Turner, N., Gagg, J., …Carlton, E. (2023). The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): Feasibility trial protocol. NIHR Open Research, 3, Article 38. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13438.2

BackgroundTopical lidocaine patches, applied over rib fractures, have been suggested as a non-invasive method of local anaesthetic delivery to improve respiratory function, reduce opioid consumption and consequently reduce pulmonary complications. Ol... Read More about The Randomised Evaluation of early topical Lidocaine patches In Elderly patients admitted to hospital with rib Fractures (RELIEF): Feasibility trial protocol.