Efficacy of Buprenorphine for Treatment of Acute Pain

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether sublingual buprenorphine is effective in the treatment of acute pain in adult patients with extremity bone fractures

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
• Treatments: Buprenorphine; Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical diagnosis of extremity bone fracture Age>16 years Acute pain of score 3 or greater on numerical rating scale

Exclusion Criteria:

Long term use of opium or opioids/dependence Previous administration of analgesic Known sensitivity to opioids Pregnant women History of medical problems (liver, kidney, heart, hematologic)