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Ketamine for Pain in the Emergency Department

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03896230

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Official title

Comparison of Ketamine 0.1 mg/kg, 0.2 mg/kg, and 0.3 mg/kg Intravenous Doses for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Active-controlled, Clinical Trial

Brief summary

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This study will prospectively compare the mean Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) pain score reduction amongst three recommended dosing strategies of intravenous ketamine (0.1 mg/kg, 0.2 mg/kg, and 0.3mg/kg) for acute pain in the emergency department (ED).This study will also examine the frequency of adverse events secondary to ketamine including fatigue, dizziness, nausea, headache, feeling of unreality, changes in hearing or vision, mood changes, generalized discomfort, and hallucinations, changes in vital signs. Subgroups for exploratory analysis based on the need for rescue analgesia within two hours of ketamine administration, adequate pain relief, previous opioid tolerance, and age (adults \< 65 years old and \> 65 years old).

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03896230
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Lead sponsor
Hackensack Meridian Health
Other
Enrollment
11 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
21 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
May 2, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 19, 2019
Completion
Dec 19, 2019
Last update posted
Jun 6, 2023

2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack New Jersey 07601

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