Sublingual Versus Endovenous Fentanyl for Pain Treatment in Trauma Patients in the Emergency Room

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-05-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the non-inferiority of the efficacy of sublingual given fentanyl versus endovenous given fentanyl for patients in the emergency departement.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige
• Treatments: Fentanyl

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Trauma on the limbs with a pain score of 4 or more

• ASA I - II

Exclusion Criteria:

• children < 18 years

• cognitive impairment: brain injury, intoxication, analgesia

• weight under 50 kg and more then 100 kg

• other injuries like chest trauma with respiratory insufficiency, suspect liver or spleen injury, amputation;

• chronic analgesic use or misuse

• allergy

• fear of needles

• pregnancy

• speech difficulties