Pain Impact Assessment of the Relational Touch During Arterial Puncture in ICU (TORREA)

University Hospital, Angers75 enrolled

Overview

Study objective is to assess the interest of the relational touch before an arterial puncture to reduce pain on patient in intensive care unit.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

relational touchPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Admission in Intensive Care Unit * Communicating patient (able to rate their pain on a numerical scale) * Need for a radial arterial puncture for conducting blood tests, apart for the emergency * Non-opposition of the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 * Tetraplegic patient or having a sensitivity disorder on the limb to be punctured * No radial pulse perception

Locations (2)

University Hospital

Angers, France

University Hospital TOURS

Tours, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The primary endpoint is the variation in pain score (evaluation on a numerical scale 0 to 10) between the measurement made before the arterial puncture and during the arterial puncture.