The Effect of Positive Therapeutic Communication on Pain (POPAIN) and Anxiety During Arterial Blood Gas Standardized Procedures in the Emergency Department Compared to Traditional Communication: Protocol for a Monocentric Randomized Controlled Trial

Thomas Schmutz   ¹ , MD ;   Christophe Le Terrier   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Vincent Ribordy   ¹ , MD ;   Katia Iglesias   ³ , PhD ;   Youcef Guechi   ¹ , MD, MPH

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Fribourg Hospital, Fribourg Faculty of Medicine, Fribourg University, Fribourg, Switzerland

² Division of Intensive Care, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

³ School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, Fribourg, Switzerland