Randomized controlled trial comparing inhalation of isopropyl alcohol vs placebo (normal saline) pads to treat nausea in emergency department patients.
This study is to investigate if inhaling the scent of a typical medical alcohol prep pad will alleviate nausea as compared to a identically packaged normal saline prep pad for the Emergency Department patient with nausea. The study length will be 10 minutes long. The subjects will take several deep nasal inhalations at the 0, 2, 5 minute marks. Level of nausea will be recorded during these times and at 10 minutes. The investigators will also assess satisfaction of the intervention. As in previous post operative unit studies,the hypothesis is that there will a significant difference in levels of nausea between the alcohol pad group versus the normal saline pad group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
80
Subjects inhale scent of alcohol pad
Subjects inhale scent of placebo (normal saline) pads
Emergency Department, Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
Nausea Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (0-10) at 10 Minutes Post Intervention
Primary outcome is nausea and vomiting measured on a scale from 0 ("no nausea") to 10 ("worst nausea imaginable") Verbal Numerical Response Scale (VNRS) at 10 minutes post intervention.
Time frame: 10 minutes post intervention
Verbal Numerical Rating Scale Pain Score (0-10) at 10 Minutes Post Intervention
Scale ranges from 0 ("no pain") to 10 ("worst pain imaginable")
Time frame: 10 minutes post intervention
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