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Renal ColicPhase 2NEPHROPAINNCT03638921

35RC17_8826_NEPHROPAIN Phase APRES : Interest of the Equimolar Oxygen Nitride Mixture (MEOPA) in the Treatment of Pain in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department for Suspected Renal Colic: a Study BEFORE AFTER

A Phase 2 study testing MEOPA in people with Renal Colic, run by Rennes University Hospital at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

MEOPA (Equimolar Oxygen-Nitrogen Protoxide Mix) is a gas used in emergencies for short-term painful acts. It is often very effective with an analgesic, anxiolytic and muscle relaxant action. It is often combined with other analgesic medicines. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Renal Colic
What is being tested?
MEOPA
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
1 Oct 2018to 1 Jun 2019
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age greater than or equal to 18,
  • Presenting a suspicion of renal colic, that is to say a pain at the level of a lumbar fossa radiating towards the external genital organs, of rapidly progressive, non-febrile appearance,
  • Having given free, informed and written consent,
  • Affiliated to the social security system.

Who cannot join

  • Patient in shock of all types, defined here as an acute cardio-circulatory failure with mean arterial pressure less than 65 mm Hg.
  • Oxygen saturation below 93% in ambient air,
  • With suspicion of pneumothorax,
  • Having a history of emphysema and / or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease),
  • Contraindications to the administration of MEOPA: Patients requiring ventilation in pure oxygen; Intracranial hypertension (headache associated with jet vomiting); Any alteration of the state of consciousness, preventing the cooperation of the patient (Glasgow score less than 15); Head trauma; Pneumothorax; Emphysema bubbles; Gas embolism; Diving accident; Abdominal gas distension; Patient who has recently received an ophthalmic gas (SF6, C3F8, C2F6) used in ocular surgery as long as a gas bubble persists inside the eye and at least for a period of 3 months; Known and unsubstituted deficiency of vitamin B12 or folic acid; Neurological abnormalities of recent appearance and unexplained)
  • Contraindication to NSAIDs,
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  • Patient treated in the long course by analgesic stage 3,
  • Pregnant or lactating woman,
  • Concomitant participation in another research involving the interventional or minimal risk and minimal human person,
  • Major persons subject to legal protection (legal safeguards, guardianship, tutorship) and persons deprived of their liberty.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Rennes University Hospital

    Rennes, 35033

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About this study

MEOPA (Equimolar Oxygen-Nitrogen Protoxide Mix) is a gas used in emergencies for short-term painful acts. It is often very effective with an analgesic, anxiolytic and muscle relaxant action. It is often combined with other analgesic medicines. It has already been proven in emergency medicine for short-term pain and trauma. It seems that it could be used more particularly for pains of medical origin. A study has already proved its effectiveness in the treatment of migraines in emergencies. The first phase of the NEPHROPAIN study began in 2016 after a favorable opinion from the Regional Ethics Committee. NEPHROPAIN phase AVANT was a prospective non-interventional study on the use of analgesic drugs in nephritic colic in emergencies by Dr. Alexandre Tanneau. This study was conducted at the University Hospital of Rennes and included 60 patients admitted to the emergency department for suspected renal colic. It made it possible to recruit the control group of the NEPHROPAIN study. Its main objective was to describe the suspected population of renal colic in Rennes emergencies, to determine NEPHROPAIN's primary endpoint and the number of NEPHROPAIN needed subjects.

Conditions
Renal Colic
Being tested
MEOPA
Medical subject headings
Renal Colic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • MEOPADrug

    Patients included in the study will receive MEOPA with a high concentration mask (bottle stored for at least 48 hours horizontally) at a minimum flow rate of 10 L / min under supervision of a health care worker after explanation of use to the patient in a quiet environment (box). MEOPA will be administered for a maximum total duration of 20 minutes, continuously or not depending on the needs of the patient, but after a continuous phase at the beginning of treatment of at least 3 minutes.

Study groups in NCT03638921
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MEOPAExperimentalPatients included in the study will receive MEOPA with a high concentration mask (bottle stored for at least 48 hours horizontally) at a minimum flow rate of 10 L / min under supervision of a health care worker after explanation of use to the patient in a quiet environment (box). MEOPA will be administered for a maximum total duration of 20 minutes, continuously or not depending on the needs of the patient, but after a continuous phase at the beginning of treatment of at least 3 minutes.
Receives: Drug: MEOPA

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

    Pain Ealuation. Score : 0 to 10. Proportion of individuals whose initial pain evaluation (Digital Scale) is divided by at least two to T20.

    Measured: 20 minutes

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Analgesics consumption

    Proportion of individuals who used analgesics between T0 and T20, between T20 and T60, between T60 and T240, and between T240 and at the end of hospitalization.

    Measured: 0, 20, 60, 240 minutes and through hospitalization completion (an average of a few hours)

  2. Adverse effects related to taking analgesics,

    Measured: through treatment completion, an average of a few hours

  3. NRS average

    Pain average (digital scale) at T0 (before administration of the first analgesic, MEOPA or other), T20, T60, T240, and at at the end of hospitalization.

    Average of NRS score (pain evaluation, score : 0 to 10).

    Measured: 0, 20, 60, 240 minutes and through hospitalization completion (an average of a few hours)

  4. Hospitalization time

    Hospitalization time in emergency

    Measured: through hospitalizationcompletion, an average of a few hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Aug 2018
  2. Study start1 Oct 2018
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2019
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2019

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
MEOPA
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03638921
Sponsor's protocol ID
35RC17_8826_NEPHROPAIN Après
Other IDs
2018-001652-35, 2018/38, 2018
Acronym
NEPHROPAIN
Status last verified
Nov 2019
First submitted
7 Aug 2018
Last updated
6 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing MEOPA in people with Renal Colic, run by Rennes University Hospital at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) (time frame: 20 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Nov 2019.

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