Patients of the pediatric emergency room at Oulu University Hospital with any medical condition requiring a minor painful procedure such as i.v. cannulation or lumbar puncture are asked to join our study if they would seem to benefit from a sedative drug during the procedure.
Conditions
Brief summary
The success of the procedure at the first attempt
Detailed description
The duration of the procedure, Parents assessment of the patients comfortability during the procedure, Patient's and physician's assessment of the experienced pain with Visual Analog Scale, Assessment of pain levels of the patient with FLACC-scores, Assessment of sedation levels of the patient with Comfort-B-scores, Duration of crying, The parents and the emergency room nurses are asked whether they think the patient recieved the experimental drug or placebo, Blood pressure measured by manometer, Respiratory rate assessed by capnometry, Oxygen saturation is measured by pulse oxymetry, Heart rate measured by ECG
Interventions
DRUGDEXMEDETOMIDINE
DRUGSODIUM CHLORIDE
Sponsors
Oulu University Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Years to 17 Years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The success of the procedure at the first attempt | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The duration of the procedure, Parents assessment of the patients comfortability during the procedure, Patient's and physician's assessment of the experienced pain with Visual Analog Scale, Assessment of pain levels of the patient with FLACC-scores, Assessment of sedation levels of the patient with Comfort-B-scores, Duration of crying, The parents and the emergency room nurses are asked whether they think the patient recieved the experimental drug or placebo, Blood pressure measured by manometer, Respiratory rate assessed by capnometry, Oxygen saturation is measured by pulse oxymetry, Heart rate measured by ECG | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed