MedTrace Logo

A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Needle Gauge on the Pain and Anxiety Experienced During Arterial Puncture

NCT02320916 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2016-08-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Arterial blood-gas (ABG) measurements are the gold standard to evaluate pulmonary gas exchange. However, arterial punctures are more painful than venous punctures and, in ICU patients, cause greater anxiety than tracheal aspiration. The only technique that has been shown to effectively reduce pain during arterial punctures is the subcutaneous injection of lidocaine. However, this technique is more time consuming and is poorly used.

Topical anesthesia is widely used during arterial punctures despite the lack of proof of efficacy.

While performing arterial punctures with small gauge needles is feasible, to the best of the investigators knowledge no studies have assessed the effect of needle gauge on arterial puncture related pain.

The aim of the present study was to compare the pain experienced during arterial punctures performed with a 25 G or 23 G needle. The secondary endpoints were the characterization of the pain and the anxiety associated with the arterial punctures.

Conditions

  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

23Gauge

Arterial puncture will be made using a 23Gauge needle

PROCEDURE

25Gauge

Arterial puncture will be made using a 25Gauge needle

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Rouen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bouchra Lamia, MD, MPH, PhD · University Hospital, Rouen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02320916 on ClinicalTrials.gov