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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    Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033

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    Hopital Foch

    Suresnes, France, 92150