drugset / Trial / NCT04061330
Comparison of Low-dose Ketamine to Opioids in the Management of Acute Pain in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Long Bone Fractures
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility of initiating a ketamine pain control protocol in the emergency department for the treatment of acute pain in patients with long bone fractures and to compare the efficacy of the ketamine pain protocol to bolus morphine for pain control in the first 6 hours of patient stay in the emergency department.
Timeline
- Start
- 2022-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-12-31
- Completion
- 2022-12-31
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ketamine | Small molecule | 0.25 mg/kg | Intravenous |
| Comparator | Morphine | Other / unclassified | 0.1 mg/kg | Intravenous |
Indications
No indication recorded.