Intranasal Ketamine Effectiveness in Reducing Intramuscular Injection Pain Before Sedation Among Children

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2024-05-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Hypothesis: Intranasal administration of ketamine would reduce the intramuscular pain of ketamine injection in children who undergo procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
• Treatments: Ketamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children who need to undergo procedural sedation and analgesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Weight over 33 Kg

• No Consent from parents/patient

• Needs immediate procedure due to patient's condition

• Growth/mental retardation

• Sensory deficit at the site of intramuscular injection