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Lumbar Puncture in Emergency Under Nitrous OXide

NCT03941990 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2020-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Lumbar puncture (LP) is a frequent exam that can cause pain and anxiety. In a scheduled setting, it has been shown that nitrous oxide use during the procedure was able to reduce both pain and anxiety. The goal of this trial is to confirm these results in a more heterogeneous group of patients having a LP, in an emergency setting.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Fixed 50:50 mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen

Gaz inhalation will start 5 minutes before the puncture and will be continued until the end of the procedure.

OTHER

Placebo

inhale medical air (22% O2 - 78% N2)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Université d'Auvergne

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-27
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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