Status:
COMPLETED
Inhaled Isopropyl Alcohol Versus Placebo to Manage Nausea at Electronic Dance Music Festivals
Lead Sponsor:
Anthony Seto
Conditions:
Nausea
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
BACKGROUND Studies have shown that isopropyl alcohol inhalation is effective for the relief of nausea in the emergency department. A 2016 randomized controlled trial found that nasally inhaled isopro...
Detailed Description
POPULATION OF INTEREST Participants will be recruited from electronic dance music (EDM) festivals in Canada. This population was chosen because festival participants often present to event medical st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Festival attendees aged 18+
- A complaint of nausea of at least 1 on a scale of 0 to 10 (11-point scale, where 0 represents "no nausea" and 10 represents "worst nausea imaginable").
Exclusion
- Known allergy to isopropyl alcohol (standard practice involves medical team members asking patients what allergies they have; we will not directly ask about isopropyl alcohol in order to keep participants blinded to interventions)
- Inability to inhale through the nares (e.g. distorted nasal anatomy, active nosebleed, obstructed nasal passages, rhinitis, anosmia)
- Inability to verbally report level of nausea
- Prior administration of an oral or intravenous anti-nauseant (e.g. metoclopramide, ondansetron, dimenhydrinate) by festival medical staff since arrival at the festival (would confound treatment effect)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 12 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 27 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
55 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04307550
Start Date
July 12 2021
End Date
October 27 2024
Last Update
April 9 2025
Active Locations (9)
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1
Badlands Music Festival
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2
Chasing Summer Music Festival
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3
Family Reunion Music Festival
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4
Bomfest Music Festival
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada