Patient controlled analgesia in emergency departments

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain management; Patient controlled analgaesia; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001559303
• Lead Sponsor: atasya Raja (PhD Candidate)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-11-15
• Study Completion: 2020-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 3 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

Patients presenting with severe abdominal pain with a numeric rating scale (NRS) greater than or equal to five out of ten and are likely to require an intravenous opioid

Exclusion Criteria

<18 years old, not able to read and understand English, abnormal vital sign parameters, contraindications to using a PCA device, written informed consent not provided, known allergy to opiates, reduced level of consciousness evidenced by a Glasgow Coma Score <15, inability to operate a PCA device (e.g. decreased hand dexterity or visually impaired), inability to understand information about the study (e.g. dementia, learning difficulties, drug or alcohol intoxication, or acute confusion), history of chronic pain, history of tolerance or an addiction to opioids, history of chronic exposure to opioids (e. g. IV drug user, regional pain syndrome, or oncology related pain management), history of renal failure or insufficiency, inability to gain IV access, pregnant or breast feeding, clinical suspicion of opioid dependence or abuse, and opiate use in 24 hours before presentation to ED.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified