Magnesium Infusion for Pain Management in Critically Ill Trauma Patients
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Magnesium is a naturally occurring mineral that is important for your body and brain.
Magnesium sulfate (study drug) is a medication containing magnesium that is commonly used to
improve low blood levels of magnesium. Magnesium sulfate has also proven to be successful in
managing pain before and after surgery. However, this drug has primarily been used for pain
control in patients undergoing surgery. Patients in the ICU with injuries also need good pain
control. Using magnesium may assist in decreasing narcotic (pain reliever) requirements and
provide another non-narcotic drug for pain control.
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of continuous, intravenous (into or
within a vein using a needle) administration of magnesium sulfate for pain control in trauma
patients admitted to the adult Intensive Care Unit. This will be compared to intravenous
normal saline (salt solution).