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Pain Reduction In Second Trimester Amniocentesis By Using Ethyl Chloride Spray

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Reduced pain score
amniocentesis
pain
ethylchloride spray
vapocoolant spray
prenatal diagnosis
visual analogue scale
Registration Number
TCTR20170404002
Lead Sponsor
none
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
148
Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women who has single viable fetus
No contraindication for amniocentesis
First time amniocentesis in life
No gross anomaly from ultrasound screening
All informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Skin allergy to cold temperature
History of ethyl chloride spray hypersensitivity
Had had analgesic drugs used 4 hours before procedure
Needed more than one attempt to success amniocentesis

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain score May to November 2016 Visual analogue scale
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Satisfaction of participants May to November 2016 5-point Likert scale
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