Use of MEOPA (Equimolar Mixture of Nitrogen Protoxide and Oxygen) for Elderly With Dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia
• Interventions: Drug: MEOPA

• Registration Number: NCT00822224
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Brief Summary

Acute pain is frequent in elderly especially in geriatrics acute care units where painful procedures are often occurring.

MEOPA represents an alternative to opioïd therapy to prevent procedural pain during the treatment of pressure ulcers.

In this study, cognitive impairment and dementia do not limit the use of MEOPA. The new approach in the management of acute procedural pain provides effective and safe analgesia in frail old patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-01-13
• Study First Posted: 2009-01-14
• Status Verified: 2011-12
• Primary Completion: 2011-12
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 2011-12-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• dementia (Folstein scoring between 0 and 25)
• older than 75
• health necessitating of painful care for example eschar care

Exclusion Criteria

• bullous emphysema
• pneumothorax

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	MEOPA	Use of MEOPA during the painful care

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
feasibility of use of MEOPA as tolerance to mask, MEOPA inhalation	one time, at the first care with MEOPA

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
satisfaction rate of patient	one time, at the first care with MEOPA

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gerontology department, Nice University Hospital; 🇫🇷 Nice, France