Acute Pain
Conditions
Keywords
acute pain, emergency department, opioid consumption
Brief summary
introduction: Pain remains one of the most common reasons of emergency department admission. Opioids are overprescribed in emergency departments to treat severe pain. objective: assessing the impact of ealy pain pain management on the use of intravenous morphine and on patient satisfaction.
Interventions
DRUGParacetamol
2 tablets of 500mg of paracetamol
DRUGTramadol/Paracetamol combination
2 tablets of tramadol/paracetamol combination (32.5mg/325mg)
DRUGPlacebo Oral Tablet
2 tablets of placebo
Sponsors
University of Monastir
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* over 18 years of age * a visual analog scale (VAS) equal to or higher than 30/100 , * having given consent to participation * No contraindications to products used in the course of the study.
Exclusion criteria
* having a vital distress that does not allow an adequate assessment of the intensity of the pain * an inability to assess pain intensity according to the VAS, * swallowing disorders or inability , or a contraindication or an allergy to the treatments used.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| use of rescue opioids | DURING emergency department stay | decreased consumption of intravenous morphine |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| patient satisfaction | When quitting emergency department | patient satisfaction regarding the overall management in the emergency department measured by likert scale |
| Length of emergency department stay | Until emergency department discharge | — |
| Pain intensity at emergency department discharge | At emergency department discharge | Percentage of patients with visual analog scale \<30 |
Outcome results
None listed