High Dose IV Lidocaine vs Hydromorphone for Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-04-14
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Intravenous lidocaine will be given at a dose of 2 mg/kg intravenously to patients in the
emergency department with a diagnosis of acute abdominal pain. Its efficacy will be compared
to 1 mg of intravenous hydromorphone, with a primary endpoint of mean improvement of pain at
90 minutes.