Mace 2014.
Trial name or title | Trial of use of vapocoolant spray to decrease the pain of peripheral IV line placement in adults |
Methods | Prospective randomized placebo‐controlled trial |
Participants | Adults > 21years undergoing peripheral IV at a large urban tertiary care hospital ED 112 participants: "demographics and vital signs were not significantly different between the two groups" Mean age placebo group 48 vs 54 in vapocoolant group Male placebo 43% vs vapocoolant 40% Caucasian placebo 40% vs vapocoolant 42% African American placebo 60% vs vapocoolant 58% |
Interventions | Intervention group vapocoolant spray (1,1,1,3,3, pentafluoropropane and 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoropropane, Gabauer Pain‐Ease); n = 78 Placebo normal saline spray n = 77 |
Outcomes | Pain measured on a 10‐point scale at 2 points
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Contact information | Sahron Mace, Cleveland |
Notes | Aims to collect data on 300 participants in total |