A study of the effectiveness of intranasal ketamine in the treatment of moderate to severe pain in the emergency department

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: acute pain; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001102965
• Lead Sponsor: Southern Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Age greater than or equal to 18 years of age

Self-report pain severity as being greater than or equal to 6 on the standard 11-point verbal rating scale (0 = none, 10 = worst pain imaginable)

Medical recommendation for parenteral analgesia (attending doctor’s discretion)

Pain from any cause other than the 3 specific exclusions (see below)

Exclusion Criteria

Known current pregnancy or patient suspects that might be pregnant at time of presentation or female of child-bearing age and not using any form of contraception.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean change in Visual Analog Scale pain score from pre-administration (T0) to 30 minutes post-administration (T30)[30 minutes post-administration of ketamine]