Study of Ice Application to Reduce Pain From Arterial Punctures

NCT ID: NCT02065115

Last Updated: 2024-11-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

82 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study seeks to determine if cryoanalgesia in the form of ice application could be an effective analgesic when applied before arterial puncture.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Vessel Puncture Site Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy: 12 ounces of crushed ice place in a plastic bag applied to the radial artery puncture area for 3 minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cryotherapy (ice pack)

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

Cryotherapy is not applied to the radial artery puncture area

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cryotherapy (ice pack)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* subjects ≥ 18 years old referred to the pulmonary function laboratory with a physician order for an arterial blood gas test were sought to complete the study

Exclusion Criteria

* cold, bluish hands and fingers
* diagnosis of Raynaud's syndrome or scleroderma/CREST syndrome
* history or signs of dementia, confusion, or cognitive impairment
* blindness
* patients not fluent in the English language
* non-palpable radial pulse in the wrist (necessitating brachial puncture)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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St. Joseph Hospital, New Hampshire

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jeffrey m Haynes, RRT RPFT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua New Hampshire

Locations

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St. Joseph Hospital

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Giner J, Casan P, Belda J, Gonzalez M, Miralda RM, Sanchis J. Pain during arterial puncture. Chest. 1996 Dec;110(6):1443-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.110.6.1443.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8989058 (View on PubMed)

Haynes JM. Randomized controlled trial of cryoanalgesia (ice bag) to reduce pain associated with arterial puncture. Respir Care. 2015 Jan;60(1):1-5. doi: 10.4187/respcare.03312. Epub 2014 Dec 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25516991 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SJH IRB 2012-05

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id