Clinical Trial: J-Tip Use for Paracentesis in Adults With Liver Cirrhosis and Ascites

U.S., May 31 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06996379) titled 'J-Tip Use for Paracentesis in Adults With Liver Cirrhosis and Ascites' on May 21.

Brief Summary: The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the level of comfort adult patients with cirrhosis of the liver and ascites presenting to Northwestern Memorial Hospital experience during a bedside abdominal paracentesis by numbing the skin with a needle-less device (the J-Tip), instead of using a needle to numb the skin. The main questions it aims to answer are the J-Tip effect upon:

1. Pain during intra-dermal local anesthetic administration

2. Pain during subcutaneous local anesthetic administration

3. Pain during paracentesis

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