Acute Pediatric Fracture Analgesia Study

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

A clinical trial comparing ibuprofen and acetaminophen with codeine for children after discharge from the emergency department. We hypothesize that Ibuprofen will provide 20% more effective analgesia compared to acetaminophen with codeine in children with uncomplicated forearm fractures.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
• Collaborator: Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin
• Treatments: Codeine; Ibuprofen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children ages 4-18 years of age with an uncomplicated forearm fracture that is evaluated within 12 hours of injury and requires only splinting

Exclusion Criteria:

• A history of a bleeding disorder, uncontrolled chronic medical disease, regularly use of or allergy to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or codeine or developmental delay