Use of MEOPA (Equimolar Mixture of Nitrogen Protoxide and Oxygen) for Elderly With Dementia

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice50 enrolled

Overview

Acute pain is frequent in elderly especially in geriatrics acute care units where painful procedures are often occurring. MEOPA represents an alternative to opioïd therapy to prevent procedural pain during the treatment of pressure ulcers. In this study, cognitive impairment and dementia do not limit the use of MEOPA. The new approach in the management of acute procedural pain provides effective and safe analgesia in frail old patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

MEOPADRUG

inhalation of MEOPA during the painful care

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * dementia (Folstein scoring between 0 and 25) * older than 75 * health necessitating of painful care for example eschar care Exclusion Criteria: * bullous emphysema * pneumothorax

Locations (1)

Gerontology department, Nice University Hospital

Nice, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

feasibility of use of MEOPA as tolerance to mask, MEOPA inhalation

Time frame: one time, at the first care with MEOPA

Secondary Outcomes

satisfaction rate of patient

Time frame: one time, at the first care with MEOPA

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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