Titrated Versus High and Low Dose Nebulized Morphine to Reduce Pain in Emergency Settings
Information source: University of Monastir
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Condition(s) targeted: Post-Traumatic Headache; Acute Pain
Intervention: IV titrated morphine (Drug); Low dose nebulised morphine (Drug); High dose nebulised morphine (Drug)
Phase: N/A
Status: Completed
Sponsored by: University of Monastir Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Nouira Semir, Professor, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: University of Monastir
Summary
The investigators test a different technique using morphine to improve pain relief in
patient visiting the emergency department with acute trauma pain, for this we are comparing
three different methods of morphine administration:
- intravenous titrated morphine
- low dose nebulized morphine and
- high dose nebulized morphine
Clinical Details
Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Nebulized Morphine Given at Two Different Doses Compared to Intravenous Morphine in Post-traumatic Acute Pain: a Randomized Controlled Double Blind Study
Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Primary outcome: Pain resolution
Secondary outcome: side effects
Detailed description:
Trauma patients are frequent in emergency department settings, and often require urgent
care.
taking care of this patients consists on taking care of their pain and then the specific
treatment of their traumatic lesions.
actually, the most used medicine and most efficient one in treating pain is morphine, it's
mechanism of action is by acting on receptors located on neuronal cell membranes and inhibit
neurotransmitter release.
The most applied administration root of morphine is by intravenous (IV) titration or IV
continuous perfusion, but until now, there is no clear recommendation concerning the
superiority of this root over other administration techniques such as nebulization.
In this study we aimed to investigate the efficiency, the feasibility and the tolerance of
three morphine administration roots in patients with acute traumatic pain and to clarify the
most adequate one to apply in emergency department settings.
Eligibility
Minimum age: 8 Years.
Maximum age: 50 Years.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients older than 8 years and less than 50 years
- patients who consult emergency department for sever pain after an immediately trauma
Exclusion Criteria:
- Glasgow coma scale <14
- inability to cooperate
- hypotension with systolic blood pressure< 90mmhg
- bradypnea<12cpm
- SAO2<90%
- polytrauma
- nasal trauma
- rhinitis
- nasal obstruction
- allergy to opioids
Locations and Contacts
Emergency Department, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
Additional Information
official department site
Starting date: April 2012
Last updated: November 26, 2014
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