drugset / Trial / NCT00219713

Evaluation of Pain Intensity During Bone Marrow Biopsy Performed With Inhalation of Pre-Mixed 50 Per Cent Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Mixture.

NCT00219713

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

Bone marrow biopsy is a painful medical procedure often performed with local anesthetic. Therefore a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial was carried out in 330 adult patients who where referred for bone marrow biopsy and aspiration. 164 were assigned to inhale an equimolar mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen and 166 to inhale a placebo. Pain measurement used visual-analogue pain scales, which involve rating the intensity of pain on a horizontal ruler

Timeline

Start
2000-03
Primary completion
Completion
2004-12

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Nitrous Oxide Other / unclassified 50 % Inhaled
Background Oxygen Other / unclassified 50 % Inhaled

Indications

No indication recorded.