Comparison of the Skin Conductance Values and Patient Pain Scores During Minor Procedures in the ICU

Completed

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Pain in hospitalized patients has received increasing attention, however due to its subjective nature, it has defied objective, quantitative measurements. If a patient is able to communicate, pain may be assessed using standardized sentences, visual analog scales (VAS) or plain numeric scales. When a patient is unable to communicate, a method that would allow the caregiver to continuously monitor patients' pain and alert the provider that the patient may be in pain would be quite useful. The Pain Monitor uses a novel measurement technique of analyzing changes in skin conductance that can be used in patients who are unable to provide a subjective pain score. This study will compare the relationship between the measurements taken by the PainMonitor and pain scores given by communicative patients to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this monitor during planned, routine procedures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02276703

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

30

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients between the ages of 18-89 years (inclusive), in an adult ICU
• Patients admitted to the ICU who are able to communicate their pain and anxiety using a VAS
• Patients must be cooperative and not agitated.
• Planned to have a potentially painful procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed neuropathic disease
• Use of neostigmine within the past 3 hours
• Use of regional anesthesia at the extremity where the device electrodes are placed

Where it is running

• Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
• Hopital Foch — Suresnes, France

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