Fentanyl vs. Low-Dose Ketamine for the Relief of Moderate to Severe Pain in Aeromedical Patients

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2014-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Often, patients transported by aeromedical systems do not receive enough medication to control and relieve their pain. The purpose of this study is to determine if pain treatment with intravenous (IV) ketamine is a better way to treat aeromedical patients' pain than the current treatment practices.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Utah
• Treatments: Analgesics; Fentanyl; Ketamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age > 18 years

• Moderate to severe acute, traumatic pain (self-reported NRS > 5)

• Ability to provide informed consent in English

• Flight destination to University of Utah Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to use the NRS pain rating scale

• Historical or acute myocardial infarction or ischemia

• Ongoing hypertensive emergency

• Unconsciousness

• Allergic reaction to ketamine

• Increased intracranial or intraocular pressure

• Known pregnancy

• Prisoner