Acute Pediatric Fracture Analgesia Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Fracture

In brief

A clinical trial comparing ibuprofen and acetaminophen with codeine for children after discharge from the emergency department. We hypothesize that Ibuprofen will provide 20% more effective analgesia compared to acetaminophen with codeine in children with uncomplicated forearm fractures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00520442

Run by

Medical College of Wisconsin

People needed

335

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2007-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-07

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children ages 4-18 years of age with an uncomplicated forearm fracture that is evaluated within 12 hours of injury and requires only splinting

You may not qualify if…

• A history of a bleeding disorder, uncontrolled chronic medical disease, regularly use of or allergy to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or codeine or developmental delay

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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