Study on Ethyl Chloride Spray for Injection Pain
This study is looking at whether using Ethyl Chloride spray (a topical anesthetic that cools the skin) before corticosteroid injections can reduce pain and anxiety. Corticosteroid injections are common for conditions like osteoarthritis and tendinitis, but they can be uncomfortable. Researchers want to see if Ethyl Chloride spray works better than a cold saline spray (placebo) to lessen discomfort. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older and are receiving a corticosteroid injection in an arm or leg for the first time. The study will measure your pain levels before and after the injection, and your feelings about the spray's effectiveness. The current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 300 participants. It compares Ethyl Chloride spray to a cold saline spray (placebo).
- What's involved
- You would receive either Ethyl Chloride spray or cold saline spray before your corticosteroid injection. Your pain levels and perception of the spray will be measured 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the injection.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your pain and anxiety levels will be assessed 10 minutes after your injection.
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Does Ethyl Chloride Spray Work?
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- To determine if freeze spray usage before corticosteroid injections significantly reduces patient discomfort during the procedure as measured by pain scores before injection10 minutes before subject receives injection
Using the visual analog pain scale (0 no pain - 10 worst possible pain) to ask patients their pain rating and if freeze spray usage before corticosteroid injections significantly reduces patient discomfort during the procedure.
- To determine if freeze spray usage before corticosteroid injections significantly reduces patient discomfort during the procedure as measured by pain scores after injeciton10 minutes after subject receives injection
Using the visual analog pain scale (0 no pain - 10 worst possible pain) to ask patients their pain rating and if freeze spray usage before corticosteroid injections significantly reduces patient discomfort during the procedure.
- To assess patient perception of freeze spray efficacy in decreasing anxiety regarding injections.10 minutes after subject receives injection
Using the treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication-II to ask patients their anxiety and if freeze spray usage before corticosteroid injections significantly reduces patient anxiety during the procedure.
- To assess their current overall status compared to their pre-injection baseline10 minutes after subject receives injection
Using the single assessment numeric evaluation (0% furthest from normal and 100% normal) to ask patients their current status