Pain Blocking During Drug Administration or Blood Collection With Needles

NCT ID: NCT01166906

Last Updated: 2022-11-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 53 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2014-03-31

Brief Summary

There is a gating mechanism in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord that acts to facilitate or inhibit transmission of pain signals to the brain. The gate can be closed by mechanical stimuli such as touch and vibration.

Detailed Description

The researcher develope a device that can use to reduce pain during drug administration or blood collection with needles.

Conditions

Pain, Intractable

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

pain blocking

pain blocking

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Receiving an injection with a needle
• Able to score the pain on a scale of 0-10 using the universal pain assessment tool, preferably 7 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Current pregnancy
• Inability to understand and carry out instruction

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of California, Irvine

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center

Wangcun Jia, PhD., Research Scientist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Wangcun Jia, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

Locations

Beckman Laser Institute Medical clinic

Irvine, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

20097245

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id