Vapocoolant Spray Effectiveness On Arterial Puncture Pain: Randomized Double Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study was aimed to compare pain levels from arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling performed with vapocoolant spray in comparison to placebo.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age of 14 years or older,

• needs ABG as a part of their diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of analgesic medication used within 24 hours of enrollment,

• any sign of decreased consciousness,

• history of skin hypersensitivity,

• inability to report a pain score,

• history of a known neurological problem that changes pain perception,

• history of cold related reactions (e.g. Raynaud's phenomenon, cold urticaria),

• abnormal Allen's test