Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of the Skin Conductance Values and Patient Pain Scores During Minor Procedures in the ICU
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Med-Storm Innovation
Hopital Foch
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-89 years
Brief Summary
Pain in hospitalized patients has received increasing attention, however due to its subjective nature, it has defied objective, quantitative measurements. If a patient is able to communicate, pain may...
Detailed Description
Although pain must be assessed to be treated, it has been challenging to obtain consistent, objective, and quantifiable measurements. The best methods currently available are subjective scales communi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Patients between the ages of 18-89 years (inclusive), in an adult ICU
- Patients admitted to the ICU who are able to communicate their pain and anxiety using a VAS
- Patients must be cooperative and not agitated.
- Planned to have a potentially painful procedure
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed neuropathic disease
- Use of neostigmine within the past 3 hours
- Use of regional anesthesia at the extremity where the device electrodes are placed
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02276703
Start Date
October 1 2014
End Date
June 1 2017
Last Update
September 15 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
2
Hopital Foch
Suresnes, France, 92150