NCT00643656

Use of 50% Nitrous Oxide / 50% Oxygen Premix During Liver Biopsy of Focal Lesion

Study of the Efficiency of Kalinox 170 Bar During Liver Biospy of Focal Lesion

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 94 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Air Liquide Santé International · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A 50% nitrous oxide / 50% oxygen premix is administrated to the patient during the realization of liver biopsy in order to relax him and to reduce his pain during this painful medical treatment. This single investigator centre and national clinical trial is done blindly : half of patients will receive 50% nitrous oxide / 50% oxygen premix and half of them a placebo gas (mixture of 50% oxygen and 50% nitrogen). 94 patients will be included in this clinical protocol.

Conditions

• Liver Biopsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Kalinox 170 bar	Flow of gas administrated to the patient between 4 and 15 litre/min and less than 1 hour
DRUG	Mix of 50% oxygen and 50% nitrogen	Flow of gas administrated to the patient between 4 and 15 litre/min and less than 1 hour

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-10-01
• Primary completion: 2008-06-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2008-03-26
• Last updated: 2025-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France