Fentanyl vs. Low-Dose Ketamine for the Relief of Moderate to Severe Pain in Aeromedical Patients

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Trauma, Pain

In brief

Often, patients transported by aeromedical systems do not receive enough medication to control and relieve their pain. The purpose of this study is to determine if pain treatment with intravenous (IV) ketamine is a better way to treat aeromedical patients' pain than the current treatment practices.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01169025

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

0

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age > 18 years
• Moderate to severe acute, traumatic pain (self-reported NRS > 5)
• Ability to provide informed consent in English
• Flight destination to University of Utah Medical Center

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to use the NRS pain rating scale
• Historical or acute myocardial infarction or ischemia
• Ongoing hypertensive emergency
• Unconsciousness
• Allergic reaction to ketamine
• Increased intracranial or intraocular pressure
• Known pregnancy
• Prisoner

Where it is running

• University of Utah Medical Center — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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