Overview

Evaluation of Pain Intensity During Bone Marrow Biopsy Performed With Inhalation of Pre-Mixed 50 Per Cent Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Mixture.

Status:
Terminated

Trial end date:
2004-12-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

Bone marrow biopsy is a painful medical procedure often performed with local anesthetic. Therefore a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial was carried out in 330 adult patients who where referred for bone marrow biopsy and aspiration. 164 were assigned to inhale an equimolar mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen and 166 to inhale a placebo. Pain measurement used visual-analogue pain scales, which involve rating the intensity of pain on a horizontal ruler

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Poitiers University Hospital

Collaborators:

Air Liquide Santé International
Ministry of Health, France

Treatments:

Nitrous Oxide