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Arterial Puncture Using Insulin Syringe is Less Painful Than Standard Syringe

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National University Health System (NUHS)

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2

Conditions

Pain

Treatments

Device: Insulin
Device: Standard needle BBraun Sterican® 23G and 25mm in length

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01996189
JPFF-11-1-YYW

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective is to compare the difference in the pain score in radial arterial puncture using the insulin needle versus the standard 23G hypodermic needle.

Full description

In a randomised, crossover design, healthy volunteers were recruited to receive bilateral radial arterial punctures. They were assigned to receive either the insulin or the standard needle as the first puncture using block randomisation. The primary outcome was the pain score measured on a 100mm visual analogue scale (VAS) and the secondary outcomes were procedural complications and rate of haemolysis.

Enrollment

50 patients

Sex

All

Ages

21+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • age above 21

Exclusion criteria

  • concurrent antipyretic use in the last 24 hrs,
  • presence of painful conditions eg fracture, rheumatoid arthritis
  • history of peripheral vascular disease

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

50 participants in 2 patient groups

Insulin
Experimental group
Description:
Arterial puncture with an insulin syringe followed by arterial puncture with standard needle.
Treatment:
Device: Standard needle BBraun Sterican® 23G and 25mm in length
Device: Insulin
Standard
Active Comparator group
Description:
Arterial puncture with standard needle followed by arterial puncture with insulin syringe.
Treatment:
Device: Standard needle BBraun Sterican® 23G and 25mm in length
Device: Insulin

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