Buprenorphine for Analgesia in Older Adults With Acute Fractures in the Emergency Department
Recruiting now · Phase 1/Phase 2
Conditions studied: Fracture
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if buprenorphine can treat pain in older adults who have broken bones. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is buprenorphine as effective as opioids to treat pain? Are there less side effects with buprenorphine? Researchers will compare buprenorphine and hydromorphone to see if there are differences in pain control and side effects. Participants will be given one of the two study drugs after breaking a bone and asked about their pain scores and side effects for the next 48 hours.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07430345
- Run by
- The Cooper Health System
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2026-05-07
- Expected to finish
- 2027-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-29
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 65 years or older
- Emergency Department patient
- Diagnosis of suspected or confirmed acute fracture
- Numerical Rating Scale 4 or greater at time of presentation
- Must be able to give informed consent or have a surrogate decisionmaker to provide informed consent
- Subjects who may require a surgical procedure are eligible for enrollment, as given the low dose of buprenorphine, this is not anticipated to affect future anesthesia. If additional pain control is needed for surgical procedure, full agonist opioid can be used without contraindication.
You may not qualify if…
- Prior history of opioid use disorder
- Participants taking chronic opioid therapy (defined as opioids taken during the past month)
- Allergy to study medications
- Hemodynamic instability requiring immediate resuscitation
- Inability to consent and absence of surrogate decisionmaker
Where it is running
- Cooper University Hospital — Camden, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)
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