Evaluation of of a Prefixed 50% N2O- 50%O2 Mixture in Legal Abortion Under Local Analgesia

Public Assistance-Hospitals of Marseille (AP-HM)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Abortion

Treatments: Drug: Placebo (air); Drug: 50% N2O- 50%O2 mixture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00769912

2008-000799-25

2008-10

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate effectiveness of a prefixed 50% N2O- 50%O2 mixture in legal abortion under paracervical block.

Enrollment: 71 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Major patient having signed an assent waits having chosen to make the intervention under local anesthetic

Exclusion criteria

• Minor
• contraindication in the use of the paracetamol, the lidocaine
• Porphyries

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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71 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

1

Experimental group

Description:

50% N2O- 50%O2 mixture administration during the intervention

Treatment:

Drug: 50% N2O- 50%O2 mixture

2

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo (air) during the intervention

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo (air)