Studying the Analgesic Mechanism of the "Cough-Trick"

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald
Information provided by:	Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00233844

Purpose

The aim of the trial is to study the possible mechanism of the pain reducing effect of CT at peripheral venipuncture

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Pain Acute Pain Venipuncture	Procedure: Venipuncture with "cough-trick"	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cough

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Studying the Analgesic Mechanism of the "Cough-Trick" - Randomized Crossover Volunteer Study

Further study details as provided by Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Estimated Enrollment:	21
Study Start Date:	February 2004

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Male volunteers aged 20-40 years, height 165-190 cm.
Physical status I according to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification.
Straight run of the vein on the dorsum of the non-dominant hand at least 4 cm long and 3 mm thick
No analgesics, anticoagulants and/or antiplatelet agents, sedatives or alcohol

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00233844

Sponsors and Collaborators

Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Taras I. Usichenko, Assistant Professor

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Department, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	III UV 82/03
Study First Received:	October 5, 2005
Last Updated:	October 5, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00233844
Health Authority:	European Union: European Medicines Agency

Keywords provided by Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald:

Acute pain
pain on venipuncture
"cough-trick"
distraction

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Cough
Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009