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A clinical trial to find out whether nasal administration of Ketamine is as good as intravenous route for sedation prior to minor procedures in children presenting to the Emergency department.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Procedural sedation and analgesia
Registration Number
CTRI/2014/08/004919
Lead Sponsor
one
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age : 1 to 15 years

2. Any procedure requiring sedation for 20 minutes or less eg. Splinting, fracture reduction, wound debridement etc

3. At least 4 hours after last meal

Exclusion Criteria

1. Local problems at the drug administration site

2. Patients in whom pain assessment is difficult

3. Altered mentation (Glasgow Coma Scale 15/15)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SedationTimepoint: monitored by standard scoring systems at 0,15,30,60,240 minutes
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recovery period, adverse effectsTimepoint: 0,15,30,60,240
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