Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Intensive care, Arterial puncture, Cross-over, Relational touch, Pain
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.
Interventions
PROCEDURErelational touch
Sponsors
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The change in consumption of analgesics and hypnotics | 1 day | At the first and second arterial puncture |
| Blood pressure and heart rate variation | 1 day | At the first and second arterial puncture |
| Patient satisfaction score | 1 day | At the first and second arterial puncture |
| Number of arterial punctures needed before success | 1 day | At the first and second arterial puncture |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed