Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Positive Therapeutic Communication on Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Hôpital Fribourgeois

Conditions:

Effect of Positive Therapeutic Communication on Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Pain, defined as a disagreeable sensory or emotional experience, is the most frequent symptom among patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). It is estimated that this symptom can be observe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients over 18 years of age.
  • Patients scheduled to undergo radial ABG collection during their visit to the ED to allow to pursue routine care.
  • Free and informed consent of the patient received orally from one of the study investigators at study entry.

Exclusion

  • Vital emergency requiring immediate resuscitation
  • Patients incapable of judgement.
  • Patients with conditions that render them unable to participate in the intervention of the present study, e.g., cognitive impairment, major hearing loss without the use of hearing aids, acute psychiatric disorders, under intravenous or oral sedation.
  • Patients with an insufficient understanding of the French language as defined by self-evaluation.
  • Local anesthesia (subcutaneous, transdermal patch) at the point of ABG puncture.
  • Patients already treated with anxiolytics or sedatives during care at the ED.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 28 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

279 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05434169

Start Date

March 1 2023

End Date

August 28 2024

Last Update

August 30 2024

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Firbourg Hospital

Fribourg, Switzerland, 1700