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Last refreshed on: 28 September 2015
Main ID:  NCT02243826
Date of registration: 16/09/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Public title: Impact of 50% Nitrous Oxide Inhalation on Pain and Anxiety Induced by Lumbar Puncture: a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Scientific title: Impact of 50% Nitrous Oxide Inhalation on Pain and Anxiety Induced by Lumbar Puncture: a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: July 2014
Target sample size: 66
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02243826
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Pierre CLAVELOU
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Affiliation:  University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Name:     Patrick LACARIN
Address: 
Telephone: 04 73 75 11 95
Email: placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Affiliation: 
Name:     Patrick LACARIN
Address: 
Telephone: 04 73 75 11 95
Email: placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients coming in the neurology department for a scheduled lumbar puncture

- 18 to 60 years.

- no previous use of nitrous oxide

Exclusion Criteria:

- contra-indication to nitrous oxide use

- Body Mass Index>35

- Mini Mental State Examination <26/30

- Temperature >38°C

- Confusion

- Patient unable to communicate verbaly



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Lumbar Puncture
Intervention(s)
Drug: 50:50 mixture of nitrous oxide/oxygen
Primary Outcome(s)
Maximal pain level during the procedure [Time Frame: at day 1]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Proportion of patients that would accept another lumbar puncture in the same conditions [Time Frame: at day 1]
Total duration of the lumbar puncture [Time Frame: at day 1]
Anxiety evaluated by 2 questionnaires: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [Time Frame: at day 1]
Proportion of patients presenting side effects [Time Frame: at day 1]
Maximal anxiety level during the procedure [Time Frame: at day 1]
Secondary ID(s)
2014-001452-28
CHU-206
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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