Cool spray may ease sting of IV needles in ER
NCT ID NCT01670487
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a cooling spray (vapocoolant) to see if it reduces pain when placing an IV in emergency department patients. 300 adults who needed an IV were randomly given either the cooling spray or sterile water before the needle. The main goal was to measure pain scores right after the spray and after the IV was placed.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Oct 2012
- Finished
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Dec 2014
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients needing intravenous cannulation * Adults age 18 years equal or greater than. * Stable patient * Mentally competent patient able to understand the consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with any allergies to the spray components ( e.g.1,1,3,3, pentafluoropropane or 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane ) * Critically ill or unstable patient (e.g. sepsis or shock) * Infants and children of age , \<18 years. * Pregnant * Intravenous cannulation site located in area of compromised blood supply. (ex: patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease , Raynaud's disease, gangrene, Buerger's disease) * Intravenous cannulation site located in area of insensitive skin; such as , patients with a peripheral neuropathy including diabetic neuropathy. * Patient intolerant of cold or with hypersensitivity to the cold. * Patient unable or unwilling to give consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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