Nebulized fentanyl for pediatric extremity fracture

Nebulized Fentanyl for children with acute pain in the Emergency Department: A comparison with IV Morphine in children with suspected limb fractures for adequate pain relief in a less invasive manner

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000720617

Enrollment

200

Registered

2005-11-08

Start date

2005-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Comparison of neublized fentanyl to intravenous morphine (standard of care). Participants will be receiving nebulized fentanyl. A "Faces" pain scale will be used for patients 5-13 years old with a clinical extremity fracture. Patients will received their randomized intervention for 30 minutes, with pain assessments at 0, 15 and 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, patient care will revert to current standard (intravenous morphine as needed).

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 13 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Pediatric patients aged 5-13 with clinical extremity fracture that would recieved intravenous morphine as standard of care. We will select patients with no co-morbidities.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results