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NCT Number: NCT03243006

Effect of Early Pain Management at Triage on Opioid Consumption

introduction: Pain remains one of the most common reasons of emergency department admission. Opioids are overprescribed in emergency departments to treat severe pain.

objective: assessing the impact of ealy pain pain management on the use of intravenous morphine and on patient satisfaction.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Pain Disease Attributes Emergencies Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • over 18 years of age
  • a visual analog scale (VAS) equal to or higher than 30/100 ,
  • having given consent to participation
  • No contraindications to products used in the course of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • having a vital distress that does not allow an adequate assessment of the intensity of the pain
  • an inability to assess pain intensity according to the VAS,
  • swallowing disorders or inability , or a contraindication or an allergy to the treatments used.

Treatment and study plan

Paracetamol

Drug

2 tablets of 500mg of paracetamol

Tramadol/Paracetamol combination

Drug

2 tablets of tramadol/paracetamol combination (32.5mg/325mg)

Placebo oral tablet

Drug

2 tablets of placebo

Primary outcomes

  1. use of rescue opioids

    Time frame: DURING emergency department stay

    decreased consumption of intravenous morphine

Secondary outcomes

  1. patient satisfaction

    Time frame: When quitting emergency department

    patient satisfaction regarding the overall management in the emergency department measured by likert scale

  2. Length of emergency department stay

    Time frame: Until emergency department discharge

  3. Pain intensity at emergency department discharge

    Time frame: At emergency department discharge

    Percentage of patients with visual analog scale <30

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Monastir

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Early Analgesic Treatment on Opioid Consumption

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Aug 8, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 30, 2017

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