CompletedPhase 4ketamine
Ketamine for Acute Pain Management After Trauma
Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
NCT ID
NCT04129086
Target Enrollment
305 participants
Start Date
2020-07-01
Est. Completion
2022-09-30
About This Study
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Ketamine drip along with usual care and usual care alone on trauma patients and to longitudinally quantify the pain experience of patients during hospitalization.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- •Ketamine plus usual care
- •Usual Care
Eligibility
Age:16 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers:No
View full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult trauma patients * Admission to Shock Trauma ICU (STICU) or Surgical Intermediate Unit (SIMU) * Randomization within 6 hours of arrival Exclusion Criteria: * Patient not expected to survive * Contraindications to ketamine Allergy, Poorly controlled hypertension, Cardiac arrhythmia disorders (including atrial fibrillation), congestive heart failure, unstable coronary artery disease or recent myocardial infarction( MI)(within 6 months), cirrhosis, seizure disorder, and for those patients with unknown medical history - median sternotomy scar, mechanism of injury is fall from standing, 65 years of age or older, any arrhythmia on EKD) * pregnancy * in police custody * history of dementia or movement disorder (i.e. Parkinson's)
Study Locations (1)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States