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NCT Number: NCT00822224

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Dementia Acute Pain Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

75 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Gerontology department, Nice University Hospital

Nice, 06000, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

MEOPA

Drug

inhalation of MEOPA during the painful care

Primary outcomes

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

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

Secondary outcomes

  1. satisfaction rate of patient

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Other

Collaborators

  • Fondation de France

Registry information

Official study title

Use of MEOPA for Elderly With Dementia.

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jan 14, 2009
Registry last updated
Dec 9, 2011

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