Skin Refrigerant to Reduce the Pain Associated With IV Insertion
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 70 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | April 2015 |
| End Date: | May 2015 |
The Use of a Topical Anesthetic Skin Refrigerant to Reduce the Pain Associated With Intravenous Catheter Insertion, A Double Blinded, Patient/Placebo Controlled, Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the pain of IV catheter insertion
in the Emergency Department can be reduced significantly with the use of a rapid acting
topical anesthetic spray and to determine whether or not healthcare providers who undergo
such treatment are likely to endorse its use in their future practice.
in the Emergency Department can be reduced significantly with the use of a rapid acting
topical anesthetic spray and to determine whether or not healthcare providers who undergo
such treatment are likely to endorse its use in their future practice.
We recruited 38 emergency department healthcare providers (doctors, physician assistants,
nurses and medics) to receive a total of two separate IV canulations - one in one arm and
the other in the other. One IV canulation would be pretreated with Ethyl Chloride topical
anesthetic (the study product) and the other would be pre-treated with a placebo (sterile
water in an aerosol can). Both the participants and the nurses, PAs and medics who placed
the IVs were blinded as to which was the Ethyl Chloride and which was the placebo. After the
IVs were placed the participants were asked to rate the pain of IV canulation on a scale of
1 to 10 for each of the pre-treatments, to state which one they believed to be superior in
reducing the pain of receiving the IV, to state whether or not they would like the
intervention that they rated as superior to be used on themselves and finally how likely
they were on a 5 point scale to incorporate the intervention they rated as superior into
their future practice.
nurses and medics) to receive a total of two separate IV canulations - one in one arm and
the other in the other. One IV canulation would be pretreated with Ethyl Chloride topical
anesthetic (the study product) and the other would be pre-treated with a placebo (sterile
water in an aerosol can). Both the participants and the nurses, PAs and medics who placed
the IVs were blinded as to which was the Ethyl Chloride and which was the placebo. After the
IVs were placed the participants were asked to rate the pain of IV canulation on a scale of
1 to 10 for each of the pre-treatments, to state which one they believed to be superior in
reducing the pain of receiving the IV, to state whether or not they would like the
intervention that they rated as superior to be used on themselves and finally how likely
they were on a 5 point scale to incorporate the intervention they rated as superior into
their future practice.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. At least 18 years of age
2. A healthcare worker who routinely orders or places IV catheters.
3. Consents to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. History of hypersensitivity to Ethyl Chloride.
2. Break, or swollen in the skin at the proposed IV site.
3. Pregnancy or lactating female.
4. Recent tattoo in either of the two proposed anatomical areas for IV cannulation.
5. Skin infection in either of the two proposed anatomical areas for IV cannulation.
6. Missing a contralateral limb to place the second IV.
7. Recent trauma to one of the upper extremities or any neuropathic or radicular
condition that could affect the participant's perception of pain in the antecubital
fossa of each arm.
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