Cool spray may ease sting of routine blood sugar tests
NCT ID NCT06789055
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a quick, inexpensive cooling spray can reduce pain during routine finger-prick blood sugar tests in emergency room patients. 80 adults each received both the spray and a placebo before separate tests, then rated their pain. The goal is to find a simple way to make this common procedure more comfortable.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥18 years * Patients requiring at least two capillary blood glucose measurements for any reason * Patients who agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to the components of the spray * Conditions that may affect capillary blood glucose measurement or pain perception, such as peripheral neuropathy or peripheral arterial disease * Blood glucose levels outside the measurable range of the capillary device (extremely low or high levels) * Cognitive disorders that prevent the evaluation of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), such as dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or cerebrovascular diseases * Severe conditions in other parts of the body that may interfere with pain evaluation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
Bolu, Turkey (Türkiye)