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Exploring the Efficacy of Ketamine Versus Fentanyl in Pain Management for Limb Injuries: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: T149- Unspecified injuryHealth Condition 2: T07- Unspecified multiple injuries
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/02/062489
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical SciencesAIIMSJodhpur
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

STUDY GROUP: Patients presenting to AIIMS emergency department with isolated Limb

injuries

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Age – 18-70 yrs with Moderate and Severe pain (VAS =4) and systolic blood pressure

(SBP) of 90-180 mm of Hg

Exclusion Criteria

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

1. Threatened Airway

2. Chest injury

3. Neurovascular deficiency

4. Grade 3 and Grade 4 shock

5. Pregnancy

6. History of allergy to ketamine, fentanyl (or opioids)

7. History of liver disease

8. History of renal disease

9. History of heart disease

10.History of psychiatric illness

11.Inability to understand the VAS pain rating system

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Primary outcome measure of the study is decrease in the VAS score in the two <br/ ><br>groups (One group that received Ketamine & the other that received Fentanyl).Timepoint: 18 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Objectives <br/ ><br>1. Proportion of patients who need additional Rescue Medications for pain <br/ ><br>2. Proportion of patients who need Rescue Medications for pain during minor <br/ ><br>procedures <br/ ><br>3. Adverse reactions in the two groupsTimepoint: 18 months
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