Intranasal Ketamine Versus Intramuscular Ketamine for Procedural Sedation in Pediatric Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2012-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if intranasal ketamine is equally as effective and safe as intramuscular ketamine for procedural sedation in pediatric patients.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Iowa
• Treatments: Ketamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• pediatric patients age 2 to 17 years old

• have a laceration of 4 cm on the face or 7 cm on the remainder of the body

• Require procedural sedation to repair the laceration

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with abnormal nasal physiology which would not allow for adequate medication delivery

• Unable to have a guardian present to consent on their behalf

• Allergy to ketamine

• Significant cardiac history (myocardial ischemia, heart failure, arrhythmias)

• Presenting with a head injury associated with possible intracranial hypertension

• Pregnancy

• Lacerations that require repair from a consult service