A randomised controlled trial of hot water (45.C) immersion versus ice packs for Chironex fleckeri stings

A randomised controlled trial of hot water (45.C) immersion versus ice packs to reduce pain by a clinically significant amount on a visual analogue score in chironex fleckeri stings

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000007639

Enrollment

Registered

2005-07-13

Start date

2005-11-27

Completion date

2008-10-25

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study was completed about 7 years ago but due to a lack of funding and two investigators not being on site it has not been analysed. The study now has been analysed and will be presented in November 2016.

Interventions

Hot water immersion at 45 degrees Celsis for 30 minutes

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients presenting with a major box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) sting.

Exclusion criteria

Severe envenoming requiring resuscitation or antivenom, a sting clinically consistent with Irukandji syndrome and not C. fleckeri, stings to the eye, an initial abnormal ECG, initial hypotension: Systolic BP <90mmHg

Outcome results