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CompletedNCT01166906Updated Nov 1, 2022

Pain Blocking During Drug Administration or Blood Collection With Needles

An observational study in Pain, Intractable, sponsored by University of California, Irvine. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-11-01.

Sponsored by University of California, Irvine · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
53
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

There is a gating mechanism in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord that acts to facilitate or inhibit transmission of pain signals to the brain. The gate can be closed by mechanical stimuli such as touch and vibration.

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The researcher develope a device that can use to reduce pain during drug administration or blood collection with needles.

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Conditions studied

  • Pain, Intractable

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Keywords

  • pain blocking
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In context

Pain, Intractable

90 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Intractable; 16 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 53 is below the median of 91 across 19 observational studies indexed under Pain, Intractable.

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Lead sponsor

University of California, Irvine is the lead sponsor of 476 studies on the registry; 98 are open to participants now.

Of its 41 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 30 (73%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

primary care clinic, community sample,

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Inclusion criteria

  • Receiving an injection with a needle
  • Able to score the pain on a scale of 0-10 using the universal pain assessment tool, preferably 7 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current pregnancy
  • Inability to understand and carry out instruction
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
53 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • Devicepain blocking

    pain blocking

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain Blocking During Drug Administration or Blood Collection With Needles

    Pain Blocking During Drug Administration or Blood Collection With Needles

    Time frame: up to 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Beckman Laser Institute Medical clinic
    Irvine, California 92612, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 1, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01166906
Collaborators
Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine
Responsible party
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center (Wangcun Jia, PhD., Research Scientist, University of California, Irvine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 21, 2010
Start date
Mar 2010
Primary completion
Mar 2014
Completion
Mar 2014
Last update
Nov 1, 2022

Study contacts

Wangcun Jia, PhD
principal investigator · Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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