Status:
COMPLETED
Ketamine For Acute Treatment of Pain in Emergency Department
Lead Sponsor:
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to compare the safety \& efficacy of low dose ketamine and morphine versus morphine alone for acute generalized pain in the Emergency Department (ED). The investigators are als...
Detailed Description
The aim of the study is to compare the safety \& efficacy of low dose ketamine and morphine versus morphine alone for acute generalized pain in the Emergency Department (ED). The is a randomized doubl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients 18 years old and older presenting with acute generalized pain
- Describes pain to be greater than or equal to 3 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
- Provides informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients who are admitted to the hospital
- Severe hypertension(≥180/100)
- Presence of or suspected for traumatic head injury with or without loss of consciousness
- Presence of or suspected for myocardial ischemia
- Presence of or suspected alcohol intoxication
- Hemodynamic instability
- History of schizophrenia
- History of Sickle cell crisis / presenting with acute sickle cell crisis
- History of or suspected recreational substance abuse
- History of or suspected diagnosis of headache or migraine
- History of or suspected diagnosis increase in intracranial/intraocular pressure
- Known or suspected pregnancy
- Allergy to ketamine or morphine
- Administration of opioids in previous 4 hours
- Patients with language barriers or in altered mental status who are unable to describe pain
- Patients weighing over 166kg
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02306759
Start Date
January 1 2015
End Date
November 1 2015
Last Update
August 9 2017
Active Locations (1)
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The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201