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Pain Impact Assessment of the Relational Touch During Arterial Puncture in ICU (TORREA)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Registration Number
NCT02684149
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Angers
Brief Summary

Study objective is to assess the interest of the relational touch before an arterial puncture to reduce pain on patient in intensive care unit.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria
  • Admission in Intensive Care Unit
  • Communicating patient (able to rate their pain on a numerical scale)
  • Need for a radial arterial puncture for conducting blood tests, apart for the emergency
  • Non-opposition of the patient
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age under 18
  • Tetraplegic patient or having a sensitivity disorder on the limb to be punctured
  • No radial pulse perception

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary endpoint is the variation in pain score (evaluation on a numerical scale 0 to 10) between the measurement made before the arterial puncture and during the arterial puncture.1 day

At the first and second arterial puncture

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The change in consumption of analgesics and hypnotics1 day

At the first and second arterial puncture

Blood pressure and heart rate variation1 day

At the first and second arterial puncture

Patient satisfaction score1 day

At the first and second arterial puncture

Number of arterial punctures needed before success1 day

At the first and second arterial puncture

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University Hospital

🇫🇷

Angers, France

University Hospital TOURS

🇫🇷

Tours, France

University Hospital
🇫🇷Angers, France

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