A STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF ENTONOX AS AN ANALGESIC IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Phase 1
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2009/091/000825
- Lead Sponsor
- Self
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Any person who presents acute pain or / and planed for painful procedure in the emergency room between the age group of 15 years and above
Exclusion Criteria
1. Chest Injuries (i.e. suspected pneumo or haemothorax unless a chest drain is in situ)
2. Gross abdominal distension or suspected bowel obstruction
3. Head Injuries (severe with impaired consciousness)
4. Maxillofacial injuries
5. Intoxication with alcohol or drugs (those patients unable to comply with instruction)
6. Air embolism
7. Decompression sickness.
8. Anyone who has been diving in the previous 24hours
9. Unconscious patients
10. Psychiatric patients those are violently disturbed
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This study showed that for study group (Entonox) the overall mean for pre-treatment Visual analogue scale (VAS) score were 6.5 and the overall mean for post-treatment VAS score was 2; for control group (fentanyl) overall mean for pre-treatment VAS score was 7.0 and the overall mean for post-treatment VAS score was 1.0.<br>Timepoint: The mean time taken to initiate the therapy was 45 seconds in study group where as control group took 4.8 minutes.<br> No patients had hemodynamic instability or respiratory arrest with entonox where as 17.5% of patients had hemodynamic instability and 7.5% of the patients had respiratory arrest and requiring definitive airway placement and temporary ventilatory support for 30 -45 minutes in fentanyl group. <br>Post procedure observation period in emergency room was 20 minutes in entonox group where as it was 2 hours for fentanyl group.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nilTimepoint: nil