Intranasal Hydromorphone for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Children: A Pilot Study.

Summary

Intranasal hydromorphone has been shown to be effective in reducing acute pain in adults. It has not been previously studied in children, but may be a viable option for effectively and safely reducing pain in children by administering an analgesic by the intranasal route. This study will be a prospective, open-label pilot study of intranasal hydromorphone in children with moderate to severe acute pain presenting to the pediatric emergency department. The investigators aim to describe the amount of pain reduction associated with intranasal hydromorphone, and to determine the optimal dose of intranasal hydromorphone associated with a clinically meaningful improvement in acute pain.

Timeline

Start

2015-05

Primary completion

2018-04

Completion

2018-04

Publications

• Results Tsze DS, Pan SS, DePeter KC, Wagh AM, Gordon SL, Dayan PS. Intranasal hydromorphone for treatment of acute pain in children: A pilot study. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun;37(6):1128-1132. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.03.013. Epub 2019 Mar 13.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.